Susan is a highly experienced Executive coach and Ambassador Coach and for Peeplcoach in the United States. Over the past 18 years, she has worked in Human Resources in a variety of organizations, ranging from large global financial services and biotech firms to smaller firms and start-up organizations. Companies including JPMorgan Chase, AQR Capital Management, Compass Partners (private equity) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. 

In 2015 Sussan started her own business, Elmwood Advisors, a talent advisory and HR consulting and coaching practice. Her focus is on talent development, helping organizations attract, retain, develop, and engage their people, as well as develop and support managers at all levels. 

Her philosophy on coaching is that it is a powerful tool, but has to be based around a genuine partnership between the coachee and the coach. Great things can happen through this relationship – coachees can make significant advancements, grow, learn new things, and expand their horizons. But they have to be the driving force. The role of the coach is both to support and to challenge, but the agenda has to be the coachee’s. She loves being a coach because she thrives on being a positive, optimistic, and constructive partner to her coachees – someone they can trust but who will also challenge them when necessary for their development. 

In addition to Susans’ industry experience, she holds a PhD in Social and Organizational Psychology and is accredited in several assessment tools.