Allison Akers Davis, President and Executive Coach

Allison Davis is an Executive Coach and Organization Consultant. She established her own business in March 2005 on the premise that value can be brought to individuals, teams, and organizations; tailored to the industry, state of the organization and client goals. She coaches and consults with Fortune rated, private equity and small business executives in diverse industries. She possesses in-depth business experience facilitating organization and individual change; helping her executive clients experience breakthrough leadership and business results.

Coaching and Consulting Experience

Allison's coaching engagements have included:

• CFO North America, global insurance company
• SVP Information Technology, global packaged goods and distribution enterprise
• VP Sales, regional franchise and retail brand
• General Counsel, global insurance company
• VP Operations, national employee benefits organization
• SVP and COO, regional hospital
• SVP Marketing and the team, Canadian region consumer packaged goods company
• VP Information Systems, global retail and distribution

Allison values building quick rapport with her client leaders through her use of business knowledge and acumen. Her coaching style is collaborative, focused and direct. She believes executive coaching requires a structured, disciplined process that in turn yields an immediate return on investment and sustainable change.

In addition to her coaching work, Allison has consulted on, and led, multiple leadership development projects. Currently, she works with organization leaders on strategy, execution and business alignment at the individual and team level.

Business/Organization Leadership Experience

Allison has worked as a senior leader for Stanley Works,  Carvel, CIGNA, Aetna and Travelers. Roles she has held include VP HR, AVP Leadership Development, Manager Global Organization Development and Educator. In each role she has been responsible for internal organization effectiveness and client coaching where she helped build high performing teams in the U.S, Europe and Canada; developing senior level talent and high potentials. Her results were published in the Corporate Executive Board for CFO's.

Education and Training

Allison earned her Masters Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of New Haven and is an educator for the Graduate School of Business. She is a former president of the Greater New Haven Chapter of SHRM and has held leadership positions on the Connecticut State SHRM Council.  She is a member of the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches and leads the volunteer coach program for Dress for Success. She is certified in the Hogan Personality and Clark Wilson 360 Assessments and uses DiSC in her coaching practice. She holds an Executive Coaching Certification from Penn State University's Smeal College of Business.