DIANNA ANDERSON

Dianna Anderson, MCC is the co-founder and CEO of Cylient, a professional services firm dedicated to integrating coaching-based leadership into the fabric of organizations to make change happen. Cylient has taught thousands of people -- in industries as varied as insurance, financial services, construction, manufacturing, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and higher education -- to make coaching a way of life. Dianna is a recognized thought leader in the area of coaching-based leadership who translates the insights she has gained from her experiences as a Master Certified Coach and organization change consultant into the creation of innovative learning experiences and initiatives that create lasting business value. Dianna co-authored Coaching that Counts, a widely recognized source for the business case on coaching in organizations. Dianna is one of the first graduates from Coach University and a founding member of the International Coach Federation. She twice served as the President of the Iowa Coaches Association. She taught coaching at the graduate level at Drake University. Dianna received her MBA from the Ivey School of Business in Canada.