Bio

Rita Balian Allen is the founder and president of Rita B. Allen Associates, an international career management firm specializing in executive coaching, leadership development, management training and career development. She is a lecturer at Northeastern University, a sought-after speaker and presenter, the author of numerous articles, blogs and the book, ''Personal Branding and Marketing Yourself: The Three Ps Marketing Technique as a Guide to Career Empowerment''. She has been a regular contributor for the Chief Learning Officer, Association for Talent Development, Huffington Post as well as a variety of other publications. Rita was voted one of the top ten executive coaches by the Boston Women's Business Journal.

Rita brings much human resources experience to her practice and has worked with leaders across all industries and professions. She has advised, mentored and coached executives and managers throughout all phases of their careers and critical decision-making processes within a variety of business conditions including high-growth, start-ups, mergers, organizational change and resizing. She offers executive coaching, career coaching, team coaching, leadership development, management training and career development services for individuals and organizations. She holds an MS in Leadership and a BS in Business Administration from Northeastern University; is an Advanced Certified Personal and Executive Coach through the College of Executive Coaching and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation.

Rita has served in numerous board roles including past president of The Boston Club, board member of More Than Words and past president of the Association of Career Professionals International - New England. She was recently appointed as a board member of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers of the Supreme Judicial Court. Also, she has served as a member of the International Conference and Expo Program Advisory Committee for the Association for Talent Development. She is currently an active member of the Assocation for Talent Development and the International Coaching Federation. Rita is certified in a variety of assessment tools.

Specialties: Executive Coaching, Career Coaching, Team Coaching, Leadership Development, Talent Management, Management Development, Career Management

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