Isabel Bird

Isabel has unrivaled experience of board-level and executive coaching, search, and mentoring in media and consumer-facing companies. A pioneer in leadership consultancy and a champion for diversity, clients include leading FTSE, Fortune 500, and private equity companies. She is also the founder and CEO of The Coaching House. Graduating with distinction from the American University School of Business, she started her career at AT&T in general management before joining Kenton Corporation to market international retailers including Cartier and Georg Jensen. Moving to London in 1974, she managed the UK division of a US-based search firm before founding Bird & Co in 1981. Isabel is an Advisor to Wyvern Partners and a certified Myler Cambell coach.