Pam Fox Rollin

Pam Fox Rollin coaches executives and high potentials especially in technology, health care, biotech, and professional services. Pam specializes in working with leaders who have been "rockstars" in their functional areas (Marketing, Finance, Technology, Operations, etc.) and are now stepping up to more strategic senior roles.

• Coaches C-levels through Directors to become even more effective leaders
• Coaches senior leaders through executive transitions and organizational change
• Consults with business units and senior teams to onboard new leaders successfully

Drawing on extensive experience in with top public companies, PE-backed firms, fast-growth startups, NGOs, and government agencies, Pam is also known as a thought-partner to leaders who are creating change across complex organizations.

• Helps teams make the most of strengths and differences to achieve high performance
• Facilitates top teams to improve their conversations and make critical decisions
• Guides operating leaders and internal OD to evaluate and improve culture

Pam's clients include Accenture, Autodesk, Charles Schwab, Cisco, eBay/PayPal, Genentech/Roche, GlaxoSmithKline, LinkedIn, Logitech, Stanford Health Care, VMWare, and emerging companies including Delphix, DOMO, Medallia, NerdWallet, and Platfora. Before founding IdeaShape in 1999, Pam guided healthcare and financial firms through major strategic change with Accenture Strategic Services and Bain & Company; clients included C-level executives at United Health Group, Kaiser Permanente, and Anthem BCBS.

Pam is recognized internationally as an expert in using personality assessments with leaders and teams. Pam draws from a range of instruments and approaches to help leaders and teams become more effective. She is frequently invited to speak on topics including knowing where you stand as a leader, building leaders throughout the organization, and her research into how leaders of different personality types develop emotional intelligence.

Pam earned an MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business where she later served for eight years as a Guest Fellow in Leadership. She was Senior Facilitator for the class alumni rate most valuable: Interpersonal Dynamics. Pam serves as a featured lecturer and coach for executive education at Stanford, USF, and UC Berkeley. Pam holds a Bachelor's with Highest Honors in Organization Studies from University of California, Davis.

Pam's book, 42 Rules for Your New Leadership Role: The Manual They Didn't Hand You When You Made VP, Director, or Manager (second edition, 2012) is seen by leaders at all levels as the essential pocket guide for navigating those critical first months.