Faculty Archive - Professional Development

Nicole Ames

Nicole Ames built her expertise in Digital Marketing by working with top international brands to lead strategic initiatives and develop high-performing, integrated marketing teams. In addition to her consulting business, she has honed her teaching experience through graduate-level Digital Marketing courses at Harvard Extension School, Emerson College and Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.

Margaret Andrews

Margaret is a highly rated instructor at Harvard University’s Division of Continuing Education, creating and teaching courses and professional programs in leadership, team effectiveness, strategy, and creativity. She is a seasoned leader with over 20 years of experience in higher education, business, and consulting.

Kevin L. Ball

Kevin L. Ball has over 15 years of experience as a leadership consultant, coach, and trainer from Fortune 500 companies in healthcare, biotech, and aerospace defense industries, to food and beverage manufacturing internationally. In addition to teaching, Kevin is currently Director – Agile Coach at Fidelity Investments, where he is responsible for all organizational scaling efforts across Fidelity’s Institutional domain.

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Diana Buttu

Diana was a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and at Harvard Law School. She is an instructor at Harvard Extension School. She specializes in negotiations, international law, and international human rights law. She worked on the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, serving as the only female negotiator during her five-year tenure.

Jon Campbell

Jon has led client engagements with a breadth of organizations from startups to Fortune 50 companies, including UnitedHealthcare, Pepsico, Sun Life Financial, and the City of Boston. He leads experience and service design for Continuum, a global innovation design consultancy.

Eleanor Chin

Eleanor Chin, Founder and CEO of Clarity Partners Coaching & Consulting, brings over 20 years’ experience as a dynamic leader, executive coach, and an innovative thinker in her work with Fortune 1000 corporations, not-for-profits, healthcare, educational institutions, and start-up ventures. She works with clients both privately and through Executive Education programs, including Harvard Business School and Korn Ferry International Consulting.

Steven D. Cohen

Steven is an internationally known expert on leadership communication, executive presence, and persuasive speaking. He is an accomplished scholar and dynamic trainer who has brought research-based insights to companies in a wide range of industries. He is a long-time instructor at the Harvard Division of Continuing Education.

Deb Cote

Deb Cote is a project management and change management instructor at Harvard Professional Development Programs and Harvard Extension School. In her Strategic Planning & Performance role at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), a Harvard teaching hospital, she leads an organization responsible for setting standards, maintaining best practices, and measuring performance for projects and IS operations.

Clara Angelina Diaz-Anderson

Clara Angelina Diaz-Anderson is the founder of ClaraFying Coaching and Consulting Institute, where she supports leaders internationally to make systemic and lasting change through improved DEIB practices. She also served as an instructor, facilitator, and coach at Harvard Business School in the inaugural course Interpersonal Dynamics Labs.

Laura M. Downing

Laura M. Downing has over 25 years of experience providing strategic management advice and executive coaching to global organizations. She is a highly rated instructor at Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education where she teaches leadership, strategic management, power and influence, and executive presence.