Di Colavita is an executive coach, consultant, and business professional whose effectiveness is grounded in a diverse career and advanced academic training. Her background in consulting, clinical psychology, and sales provides a unique perspective on the complexities of business and the challenges leaders face today. Her coaching style is practical, approachable, and compassionate, with a strong focus on maximizing leaders’ personal and professional impact.

Di partners with leaders to address real-time business challenges and accelerate leadership development. She brings deep experience in identifying strategic talent gaps, succession planning, and designing executive development programs.

Her work includes partnering with a $25B global life sciences organization to design and deliver a six-month, high-potential development program for global directors. The initiative aligned global talent with business strategy and included recruiting and training senior executives as mentors. The program remains a core component of the organization’s talent management strategy.

Di has also led large-scale talent assessment and development initiatives. She partnered with a $15B global insurance organization to design and deliver a six-month high-potential leadership development program in response to an impending leadership gap driven by retirements within the U.S. business. The initiative centered on a real, strategic business challenge and integrated executive mentoring, individual leadership assessments, targeted training, one-on-one coaching, and rigorous talent calibration to evaluate each participant’s readiness for future leadership roles. This comprehensive approach strengthened the leadership pipeline while aligning development with critical business priorities.

• Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology
• Executive coaching certifications, Korn Ferry International
• Executive coaching certifications, Center for Creative Leadership
• Adjunct Professor, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago
• Speaker for Southern Methodist Univeristy's Cox School of Business

Leadership isn’t about becoming someone else; it’s about becoming more intentional about who you are and the impact you want to have on others.

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