Leadership Trainer & Strategic Career Coach

Carole Ann Penney helps mission-driven leaders navigate their careers with purpose and resilience. As the Founder of Penney Leadership and a facilitator of Harvard Business Publishing’s global leadership development programs, Carole Ann guides professionals to step into their authentic leadership and build their toolbox of mindsets, skills, and resources to make a meaningful impact.

A seasoned coach, speaker, and writer, Carole Ann works with individuals and organizations across all sectors, industries, and roles. She has facilitated sessions for higher education institutions including Brown University and MIT, corporations including Hilton, American Express, and MetLife, and organizations including the New England Museum Association and the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. 

Carole Ann holds a B.A. in Education from Brown University and certifications in Nonprofit Management & Leadership from Tufts University and Professional Coaching from iPEC. She also mentors emerging leaders through Brown University's Women's Launch Pad, Social Enterprise Greenhouse, and the Institute for Nonprofit Practice. When she is not coaching, she’s developing the most important emerging leaders in her life—her two young daughters.

Carole-Ann writes about:

• Authentic Leadership

• Nonlinear Career Growth

• Professional Identity

• Career Transitions & Pivots

• Career Decision-Making