Jeff Ertel

Jeff Ertel is an Executive Coach in CRA's Leadership Practice.

Jeff advises senior and emerging leaders from Fortune 500 and Private Equity companies, focusing on a wide range of topics including leadership style and communication, building relationships and teams, influencing, and transitioning into larger roles.

Jeff brings to his coaching two decades of experience leading teams and working at the highest levels within organizations, having served on multiple Executive Leadership Teams at Nestle USA, and at Victor Technologies International, a mid-sized private equity firm. He has coached executives in diverse industries, including financial services, technology, health care, defense, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, education, retail, and utilities. He is described as having a singular focus on achieving results for clients, and having an insightful ability to challenge leaders with the right questions. Recognized for his upbeat and engaging coaching style, he can tease apart the critical issues within complex leadership situations and ultimately get to the heart of leadership issues.

Jeff holds degrees from the University of Michigan, (BBA, Marketing and Finance) and the University of Wisconsin (MBA, Marketing). He is an ICF certified coach and has completed extensive coursework at Rive-Reine, Nestlé's global leadership center in Switzerland.