Alyssa Levy
Alyssa Levy is an executive coach and program designer with Cascadance, and the Principal of Alyssa Levy Associates.
Alyssa’s extensive experience as both an internal and external consultant affords her a unique ability to effectively address complex issues in organizational redesign and development. She has worked in high-tech, biotech, financial services, health care, professional services, commercial real estate and manufacturing sectors and facilitates a course in Interpersonal Dynamics at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Along with her focus on creative and effective approaches to strategy, communication and problem-solving, Alyssa has an uncanny ability to understand individual, group, and organizational dynamics. Her work with clients incorporates:
- Coaching high potential leaders to move from “good to great”
- Facilitating strategic change processes and team development
- Utilizing collaborative models to maximize influence and results across complex, global organizations
- Increasing “Emotional Intelligence” including awareness of self and impact on others
- Understanding business and strategic demands as well as organizational structures and systems
- Aligning individual and team succession plans with strengths and passions
- Broad-based expertise in group facilitation, conflict resolution, negotiation, mediation, diversity, systems thinking and dialogue.
Alyssa’s clients include Cisco Systems, Genentech Inc., Pinterest, Fitbit, Oracle Corporation, Charles Schwab, Kaiser Permanente, Hewlett-Packard, GE Capital, Johnson & Johnson, Adobe Systems, Scios Inc., Meritage Homes, Wells Fargo, Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Lucent Technologies, CareFusion and BD Biosciences.
Alyssa holds a Masters of Education in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University with a concentration in Adult Development and Organizational Leadership. In addition, she received the Elliot Pearson Academic Excellence Fellowship for her M.Ed. focusing on Instructional Design at Tufts University where she also completed her B.A. in Developmental Psychology.
People describe Alyssa as insightful, intelligent, warm, and engaging. She is a lifelong dancer, enjoys improv theater, travel and the outdoors. She lives with her husband and daughter in the San Francisco Bay Area.
