Nell Derick Debevoise
Relevant Highlights:
- Author of International Best Seller, Going First: Your Invitation to Find the Courage to Lead Purposefully and Inspire Action
- Degrees in learning, motivation, behavior, and change management from Harvard, Cambridge, Universita’ di Roma, Columbia and London Business Schools
- Experience in the not-for-profit, public, and private sectors
- Lived and worked on four continents
- Faculty apprentice for EQUUS, a global leader in equine-assisted learning
- Co-founder, Purposeful Growth Institute, a not-for-profit helping under-represented talent connect with high-impact work
- Angel investor and advisor on talent and impact to purpose-driven startups
At Home: wife to Grant, stepmom to Hallie, Char, and Cameron, and dog momma to mini Bernedoodles Rip and Reilly, horseback rider, avid traveler and experience junkie, skier – of cruisers on bluebird days, multilingual Duolingo addict, curious cook and foodie.
Nell Derick Debevoise
My purpose is to lovingly wrangle people, ideas, and horses to make work healthier, fairer, and inspiring for all of us.
When I switched public school districts at 12, I saw that opportunity was not distributed equally, even though talent is. And I knew that cost us all something. From that moment, I knew that I wanted to contribute to a more effective way of nourishing human potential. Toward that goal, I worked internationally with youth activists and refugee community leaders for ten years. Then I attended business school to learn how the private sector can create win-win-wins for employees, customers, and communities.
Now, I spend as much of my time as I can coaching, guiding, and facilitating the process of purposeful leadership. My approach to this work is multidisciplinary, action-oriented, and pragmatically optimistic, with fun and joy woven in for full effect!