Executive Coaches - Ellen B. Van Oosten

Ellen is a Master Coach in Weatherhead's executive coaching programs with 15 years experience helping managers and leaders deepen self-awareness, articulate vision and broaden capability. Her clients include Sherwin Williams, National City Corporation, Barnes Group as well as numerous participants enrolled in the School’s leadership programs. As a Weatherhead Affiliate Instructor, she had led and taught workshops in coaching, and leadership assessment and development. She has authored several articles on the subject of coaching and emotional intelligence.

Ellen is also a doctoral candidate in the Department of Organizational Behavior at the Weatherhead School.  Her research interests include executive coaching, executive development, emotional intelligence and experiential learning.   She has authored several articles on the subject of coaching and emotional intelligence.

In addition to her academic activities, Ellen worked in Weatherhead Executive Education from 1995-2010 in various senior-level roles including Assistant Dean for Non-Degree Executive Programs and Managing Director, Custom Executive Programs.  In these roles, she consulted with organizations seeking to develop key leaders and led the effort for Weatherhead faculty and staff to design and deliver educational programs for client companies. 

Prior to her position at Weatherhead, Ellen was Director of Human Resources for Cole Gift Centers and spent over 5 years with General Electric as a Key Account Manager and  Technical Sales Engineer.   She is a graduate of the GE Technical Sales Program.      

She has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton and a MBA from Case Western Reserve University.

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