About Me    

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I am a people scientist.

I study what determines who rises to leadership—and why the path to the top often undermines the ability to lead once you're there.

My research identifies this gap from both sides. At ghSMART, I've analyzed a subset of 30,000+ executive assessments to uncover the behavioral traits that predict who reaches the C-suite. At Harvard Business School, I found that competitive systems cause top talent to isolate themselves, which compounds over a career into what I term a self-sufficiency trap: the independence that fuels the rise eventually undermines the relational demands of senior leadership.

I translate these insights into evidence-based frameworks that help organizations select, develop, and retain top talent.

My work has been published in Harvard Business Review, Harvard Case Collections, and the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and I've shared it with audiences including the United Nations and Fortune 500 leadership teams.

Ph.D., Harvard Business School. A.B. in Psychology, Princeton University (minors in Neuroscience & Cognitive Science).