Jillian Ihsanullah, Ph.D

A psychologist and executive coach with wide-ranging business and consulting experience, Jillian Ihsanullah has been a trusted advisor of leaders from CEOs and senior vice presidents to middle managers. Her current work focuses on competency-based leadership within the context of executive teams. Jillian helps leaders improve their skills and performance by analyzing their feedback and presenting clients with measurable growth opportunities. Adept at organizational and individual development, Jillian specializes in creating concrete options for executives that capitalize on their existing strengths. She works most effectively with motivated, business-focused individuals who have a sincere desire to increase the scope and impact of their performance.

Jillian has twenty years of counseling experience and has been working in the field of consulting since 1992. Previously the Director of the Financial Services and Technology Consulting practice at Linkage, Inc., Jillian specializes in organizational and leadership assessment and development, change leadership, succession planning and strategic human resource systems. Representative clients include Aldo Shoes, Boston Edison, CalFarm Insurance, EMC, General Electric, Jeppesen, McDonald's Corporation, Principal Financial Group, Scudder Investments and the United Nations. Most recently, Jillian co-founded Thought Labs, a social media consulting company after taking some time off to be with her three children.

Jillian graduated from Connecticut College with a B.A. in Psychology. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Purdue University where her research focused on leadership style, measurement, and individual and group decision making. Jillian is currently conducting a research study on the foundational processes of executive teams, focusing on the critical work of an executive team beyond individual functional roles.