About

Carly Janson is a certified executive coach, leadership advisor, and facilitator with 25+ years of experience as a management consultant, CEO, and founder.

Carly partners with clients and organizations to help them reach their full potential, become exemplary leaders in their fields, and find greater fulfillment in their careers and lives. Carly believes that leadership is a journey, not a destination. She works with clients to develop a customized coaching, advising, or facilitation plan that aligns with specific goals, challenges, and aspirations. Leadership is not one-size-fits-all, and Carly’s tailored approach ensures clients get the support they need.

In addition to her private practice, Carly is a university educator, CEO, and founder of New Sector Alliance, an innovation incubator and leadership development company. Since 2003, she has taught leadership and career management courses at Harvard and Stanford Business School. From 2012 to 2023, she served as a Director of the Career Management Center at Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB). She co-founded and led the GSB’s Career and Life Design program in partnership with the Stanford Life Design Lab and Dave Evans, co-author of Designing Your Life. She also oversaw Alumni Career Services for Stanford GSB’s 30,000+ alumni and coached hundreds of MBA and mid-career students and alumni.

Carly started her career in management consulting at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Accenture, where she worked with clients in financial services, health care, technology, and the public sector and built expertise in talent development. She co-founded BCG’s Social Impact Practice and served as a leadership and career development advisor for the firm. Carly holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she was awarded the Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowship for outstanding contributions to society. She earned her BA in Economics, magna cum laude, from Princeton University, where she received a senior thesis prize for her research on the future of healthcare.

Certifications

  • Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coach Federation

  • Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), Co-Active Training Institute (CTI)

  • Leadership Circle System: Leadership Circle 360 Assessment®, Collective Leadership Assessment®, and Leadership Circle Pulse®

  • Designing Your Life Executive Coach, Stanford University

  • Gallup / CliftonStrengths Successful Strengths Coaching Program

  • CareerLeader (Business Interests, Skills, and Motivators assessment developed by Harvard Business School)