
Eileen J. Cleary, PhD
Executive Coach and Consultant
Eileen J. Cleary has a proven track record of leveraging her entrepreneurial spirit and extensive experience in executive management to drive organizational success. With a background in executive search, talent management, and strategic consulting, Eileen has excelled in roles that require both visionary thinking and operational excellence while fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
Drawing on her dynamic leadership experience and skills, she now coaches other entrepreneurs to help them realize their dreams. Eileen believes others find their best self through self-exploration, leading to positive attitudes and behaviors in work and life.
Eileen’s operational expertise in managing Human Resources functions is a testament to her ability to handle complex business environments. Her experience includes talent acquisition at all levels, succession planning, performance management, benefits design and management, training and development, compensation and payroll, and policy design and management
Eileen offers strategic guidance in corporate culture, team-building, and operational efficiency. Eileen’s entrepreneurial consulting and coaching experience is rooted in strategic and hands-on management, marked by her ability, for example, to build and scale a successful IT consulting firm. Before her entrepreneurial endeavors, she was an HR Leader in the asset management, banking, and retail industries.
Eileen’s commitment to professional growth and excellence is evident in her educational credentials. She holds a PhD in Human and Organizational Development, is in progress for certification as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and has an MBA. These credentials further underscore her expertise and credibility in the field.
Eileen lives in New Jersey and is an avid traveler. A recent trip to the Amazon Rainforest was a transformative experience during which Indigenous people generously shared their ancient wisdom and worldview. You can find her on the golf course when not in her home office.