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Kristen Jacobsen

Kristen brings to Exetor clients a passion to link executive presence and interpersonal savvy with strategic thinking and building motivated teams to produce business results. For over twenty years Kristen has coached leaders and teams from different cultures and disciplines and provides perspective that they can apply to help their organizations manage tough times as well as good ones.

Her career has centered in Silicon Valley working with Bay Area firms at all stages of development, from pre-IPO to Fortune 500 companies. As an independent consultant, Kristen has worked with nearly every industry, from internet commerce to hospice. An innovative designer of learning and transformation, Kristen has led leadership, teamwork and change initiatives from Finland to New Zealand. Always committed to connecting business and personal dynamics, Kristen joined the Exetor's core faculty of ebay and PayPal's Leadership Development Programs in 2006.

• B.A. Creative Arts/Photography, University of California Santa Cruz
• M.A. Applied Behavioral Sciences, Leadership Institute of Seattle at City University
• Post Graduate Education: With Diana Smith of Action Design, mentored and served as adjunct faculty in Boston, on Strategic Dialogue Skills, 1995-2000
• Stanford University Graduate School of Business: Master Coach for Leadership Coaching and Interpersonal Dynamics Courses 2002-07

Kristen's continued ability to link a client's personal potential with the desired business impact, make her a valued coach and colleague.

Jacobsen@exetorgroup.com

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