Raina

Leadership & Career Coach

A session with me is like…

A supportive, strategic space where we quiet limiting beliefs, reconnect with values, and chart a path toward a career and life that feel deeply aligned.

One life experience that helps me relate to my clients is…

Relaunching my career after an 11-year hiatus to raise my daughters, later navigating painful experiences of being undermined and questioned in senior leadership roles—and now transitioning into empty-nest life while supporting my college-aged children as they step into adulthood. These personal chapters shape the way I guide executive women who are balancing high-stakes professional demands and the often-invisible emotional labor at home. I understand firsthand the mix of pride, loss, pressure, and possibility that comes with evolving identities, shifting family dynamics, and major career decisions. This is why I help women feel truly seen, heard, and valued during moments of change—whether that change is happening in the C-suite, at home, or within themselves.

Three things I want clients to feel post-session are…

Clear, confident, and empowered.

Past experience that qualifies me for this role is…

Over 25 years in investment banking, consulting, higher education, and nonprofits, including more than a decade in leadership, executive development, organizational development, and career coaching. My expertise includes supporting executive women navigating high-visibility roles, career pivots, and complex transitions—using a blend of executive frameworks, strategic planning, and grounded, real-life guidance shaped by my own experience raising and launching college-aged children. I’m a recognized advisor to organizations including Harvard Business Review, Academic Impressions, and the Wharton Women’s Circle, and I bring both deep professional rigor and lived empathy to the women I serve.

My relevant credentials are…

- MBA in Finance, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)
- BA in Political Economy with a minor in Psychology (Barnard College, Columbia University)
- Certified Executive, Leadership, and Organizational Development Coach
- Certification in Change Management (CCMP)
- Certification in Emotional Intelligence
- Certification in Assertive Communication
- Certification in DEI in the Workplace
- Certification in Design Thinking
- Certification in Women-Centered Coaching
- Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths Coach
- Strength Deployment Inventory Facilitator