Claude Koehl is an internationally acclaimed consultant and lecturer. Originally from North Africa, she has resided in England, Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland. In 1994 Claude founded Intercultural Services to help businesses develop cross-cultural leadership and communication competencies for the successful onboarding deployment, development, and retention of culturally diverse workforces, and for successful negotiations across cultures. Today, she lives in San Diego, works with companies and organizations worldwide (such as Accenture, First Data, Novartis, Genentech, and the WHO), and lectures at several universities (such as the Swiss Institute for Business Administration, the University of Applied Sciences, and Arts Northwestern Switzerland). Claude’s passion for languages and cross-cultural topics are at the heart of her success.