Elizabeth Robinson

Elizabeth is a seasoned leadership coach and consultant who is known for inspiring growth and transformation in individuals and organizations across diverse cultures. With 30 years of experience, she has designed and led dynamic leadership programs for international organizations that have positively impacted more than 5,000 leaders in 25 countries. She has coached or mentored over 500 leaders, including ambassadors, executives, managers, supervisors, civil society leaders, and emerging leaders.

With a background in organizational development, Elizabeth has held various roles in the international development arena as a program director and consultant. Her work has spanned the globe, and she has designed and implemented leadership programs in Central America, East Timor, Afghanistan, Africa, the Middle East, and Kosovo. She has served Georgetown University, USAID, the United Nations Secretariat, FINCA International, and the U.S. State Department. Elizabeth's understanding of the challenges leaders face in large systems enables her to guide them in self-discovery, envisioning possibilities, and taking new action. She is an executive coach for WBG and, as needed, State Department leaders. She regularly facilitates FSI leadership courses.

Elizabeth’s passion is supporting inner leadership development to deepen resilient and creative responses in times of change and uncertainty. She is the creator of True Authority, an emerging leadership approach that focuses on expanding the inner skills needed to navigate complexity and source wisdom from within oneself to move systems toward desired futures.  She is a co-initiator of the Washington DC Regenerative Circles Inner Development Hub, which aims to equip people with skills to resource themselves in this time of change.

Elizabeth has a Master of Science in Organizational Development from American University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland. She is a PCC ICF-certified coach, and a Newfield-certified Ontological Coach (NCOC), and a certified mentor coach. In addition, Elizabeth holds certifications in CCL Benchmarks 360, Hogan Assessment, DISC, HeartMath Personal Resilience, and Personal Leadership.