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Maggie Sass

EVP of Content, Research and Professional Services | TalentSmartEQ

About

As executive vice president of content, research, and professional services, Dr. Maggie Sass champions the company’s assessment data platform and EQ training programs, collaborating with sales to help translate research into practical, scalable solutions for clients.

Dr Sass received her Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology and a B.A. in psychology from University of California, Berkeley. Prior to joining TalentSmartEQ, she spent 10 years at the Center for Creative Leadership in roles including senior faculty, global portfolio manager, and most recently, leadership solutions partner, as a facilitator, consultant, and designer of leadership development solutions. She also ran her own consulting firm for eight years, focused on organizational development, strategic planning, career development and executive coaching and facilitation.

Dr. Sass is an adjunct professor at the California School of Professional Psychology, where she teaches graduate courses in organizational psychology. She also serves on a number of doctoral research committees and has written for the Consulting Psychology Journal and Talent Management Magazine; and contributed to the Handbook of Coaching Psychology and the Handbook of Coaching in Organizations.

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