Katie Jackson is a transformational leadership advisor and organizational strategist with 17+ years of experience guiding leaders and teams through growth, change, and reinvention. Her background spans top-tier consulting at McKinsey, EY, and IBM, and in-house leadership at the high-growth biotech company insitro—bridging strategic acumen with deep insight into organizational dynamics.
Katie is known for bringing clarity, compassion, and structure to complex business challenges. She is a trusted executive coach and facilitator with deep expertise in team effectiveness, change strategy, and organizational health. Over the past decade, she has facilitated hundreds of executive coaching sessions, strategic offsites, and team interventions, and led dozens of large-scale culture change efforts—helping leaders unlock alignment, trust, and performance.
She holds an MS in Organizational Development from Pepperdine University and a BS in Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University. Katie is an ICF-certified executive coach, a trained Insights Discovery facilitator, and an expert in designing experiences that build trust, spark insight, and drive meaningful transformation.
Warm, insightful, and direct, Katie balances heart and backbone, vision and groundedness—helping leaders come alive and lead from their deepest brilliance.
This work begins with trust.
Before culture shifts, before teams align — people connect. That’s what I do best.
Here’s a bit more about me and how I show up in the work.
Move with Intention
Fast isn’t the goal — aligned is.
Adaptive, thoughtful, and responsive to what’s real in the moment.
Lead from Within
Self-awareness is strategy.
Strong leadership starts with clarity, emotional intelligence, and presence.
Go There
Real change requires bold questions.
Curiosity, courage, and a willingness to stretch beyond comfortable.
Make it Matter
Transformation with purpose.
Because meaningful change doesn’t just feel good — it drives results.