Dr. Karen MacNeill

Dr. Karen MacNeill is a performance consultant, psychologist, coach, and speaker with expertise in performance psychology. Dr. Karen is the Principle at MacNeill Performance Consulting, providing consulting services to develop performance and leadership capacities in both sport and business domains. Additionally, they have held roles such as Lead Mental Performance and Mental Health Consultant at the Canadian Olympic Committee, Founding Partner at headversity, and Advisory Group Member for Performance Management at Beautiful Game Group LLC. Dr. MacNeill has also worked as a Psychologist at Copeman Healthcare, Sessional Instructor at Haskayne School of Business, Mindset Coach at Compete to Create, and Manager of sport psychology services at Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC). Dr. Karen has extensive experience helping elite athletes, business leaders, and organizations perform in high-pressure situations.

Dr. Karen MacNeill received their Bachelor of Physical Education in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from the University of Calgary in 1994. Dr. Karen then went on to complete a Master's of Arts in Sport Psychology from the University of Ottawa in 1998. Subsequently, they earned a Master's of Science in Applied Psychology from the University of Calgary in 2002. Dr. Karen'seducational journey culminated with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Counselling Psychology with a specialization in Performance Psychology from The University of British Columbia in 2007.