40+ Years of Leadership Excellence & Talent Insights

For over 40 years, Crenshaw has focused on leadership excellence for Boards and senior executives and their teams across industries in Fortune 500 and PE-owned companies. Our work today addresses the volume, velocity, and complexity of issues which require executives to lead with agility, resilience, and authenticity. Our engagements are led by top Advisors and PhDs who are former operating executives themselves and are keenly aware of current organizational, people and business challenges. We incorporate data and insights with stakeholder alignment to scale leadership for accelerated performance and outpaced business results.

Team Hero

For over 40 years, Crenshaw has focused on leadership excellence for Boards and senior executives and their teams across industries in Fortune 500 and PE-owned companies. Our work today addresses the volume, velocity, and complexity of issues which require executives to lead with agility, resilience, and authenticity. Our engagements are led by top Advisors and PhDs who are former operating executives themselves and are keenly aware of current organizational, people and business challenges. We incorporate data and insights with stakeholder alignment to scale leadership for accelerated performance and outpaced business results.

Meet the team

Steve Axelrod, PhD

Psychologist and Executive Coach

Mitch Barns

Executive Advisor

Suzan Beck

Executive Advisor

Wendy Van Besien

Executive Coach

Supriti Bhandary

Executive Coach

Toni Booker

Executive Coach

Barb Bridendolph

CEO

Joyce Brown

Executive Advisor

Makeda Brown

Executive Coach

Lauren Catenacci, PhD

Psychologist

Venkat Chary

Advisory Board Member

Brian Cousin, JD

Board Governance Expert

L. Gordon Crovitz

Advisory Board Member

Diane DiResta

Communications Expert

Peter Dubner

Executive Mentor

Sarah Dunn

Executive Coach, Mentor and Advisory Board Member

Jennifer Eggers

Executive Advisor and Resilience Expert

Willem Genece

Coaching and Advisory Practice Leader and Executive Advisor

Bill Glenn

Executive Chairman

Margaret Gramann

Chief Commercial Officer

Mary Green

Executive Advisor

Steve Greene

Johnson O'Connor Expert

Natalie Grund

Assessor

Erick Guerra

Director of Operations

Andy Gustafson, PhD

Communications Expert

Nichola Gutgold, PhD

Communications Expert

Jenny Hargrove

Executive Image Expert

Ronniccia Cruce Heining

Executive Coach

Marc Hodak

Executive Compensation Expert

Judy Issokson, EdD

Executive Coach

Bill Koch

Executive Coach

Wendi Lazar

Negotiating Strategy Expert

Mike Lorelli

Private Equity Expert

Eileen Lynch

Accounting Manager

Maureen Mackenzie-Ruppel, PhD

Executive Coach

Hayley Madigan

Operations Manager, Client Services

Lori Marcus

Directorship Practice Lead

Annie Marks

Executive Advisor

Joanna Miller

Executive Coach and Mentor

Sarah Murphy, PhD

Psychologist and Executive Coach

Chris Nadherny

Executive Search Expert

Barbara Nausbaum, PhD

Resilience Expert

Wayne Outten, JD

Legal Expert

Paula Pare

Operations Manager

Yves-Pascal Pelcener

Executive Coach

Ana Perea

Executive Advisor

Beth Powers

Editor

Sherry Richards

Psychologist and Executive Coach

Clare Roberts

Executive Coach

Gary Rodkin

Advisory Board Member

Bob Ryan

Executive Coach

Barbara Safani

Executive Advisor

John Schiappa

Communications Expert

Jennifer Scott

Social Media & LinkedIn Expert

Ken Settel, MD

Senior Fellow

Stefanie Shelley

Executive Coach

Alan Siegel, PhD

Psychologist and Executive Coach

Beth Simermeyer

Executive Coach

Charles L. Sodikoff, PhD

Psychologist and Executive Coach

Eileen Springer

Executive Coach

Richard Staveley

Executive Coach

Marc Suhr

Senior Manager, Key Accounts & Operations

Kerry Sulkowicz, MD

Senior Fellow and Advisory Board Member

Kimberley Suter

Executive Coach

Jenny Swanson, PhD

Psychologist

Lynn Utter

Private Equity Expert & Executive Advisor

Linda Van Valkenburgh

Executive Advisor

Keith Warburton

Global Business Cultures Expert

Magdalena Wojdat

Director, Client Services

Heather Wray, MA

Assessor and ELA Practice Lead

Lisa Zalkin

Director of Benefits