Gabriele M. Ganswindt, Dipl. Psych.

Gabriele is founder and president of Shared Learning International (SLI), an international consultancy focusing on Noble Leadership development and organizational excellence. As a German-American, she partners with leaders of both European and US organizations to support results oriented, life-affirming leadership that serve a noble purpose. Gabriele and her team serve clients in the roles of executive coach and trusted advisor, designer and facilitator of a wide range of strategic leadership development initiatives as well as large-scale organizational and cultural transformation efforts. She serves C-suite and senior executives globally with a multi-cultural approach that integrates multiple disciplines and approaches. Gabriele has extensive experience in the healthcare, transportation, biotech and pharmaceutical industries.

Prior to founding SLI Gabriele was director of the leadership practice at ODI, an international TQM and change management firm. She designed and implemented multiple leadership and TQM deployment programs for clients worldwide. She also was in charge of the 200+ international bench of consultants and trained international partner firms in all of ODI’s offerings. Following 9/11, she headed the Global Resiliency Network – promoting research and applied leadership in the field of organizational and leadership resiliency. She serves as master coach, supervisor, and adjunct faculty member in William-James College Executive Coaching Program. She is a frequent keynote speaker on topics related to leadership, resiliency, and executive coaching in a turbulent world. Her ideal client engagements combine both individual and leadership team coaching with system wide interventions. Her current focus is to foster NOBLE Leadership, Living and Legacy during turbulent times within her clients, their teams and organizations.

Education and Affiliations

Gabriele received her Diplom-Psychology degree from the University of Trier (Germany) and was awarded a postgraduate fellowship at Harvard University in organizational psychology. She is a graduate of CTI’s coaching program and a member of the German American Business Council of Boston (GABC), the Institute of Coaching (IOC) and the Boston Facilitators Roundtable (BFR). She was ordained as an interfaith minister in 2008 by One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in NYC, NY. She has been a meditation and mindfulness practitioner for 25 years.

Past and Current Clients

• Abbott Bioresearch Center

• American Century Investments

• Antigenics

• Bank of America

• Boston Medical Center

• BU Medical School

• Cambria Consulting

• CH-CH School

• Chevron

• DARPA

• Department of Defense

• DFAS

• Eli Lilly

• EMD-Serono

• Millipore-Sigma

• Federal Express

• Fidelity Investments

• GE Aircraft Engines

• Inera Inc

• KGA

• Kronos/UKG

• Omgeo

• Partners Healthcare

• Jet Propulsion Laboratory

• Union Carbide Industrial Gases

• Smith Barney

• Star Enterprise

• Takeda

• Texaco Lubricants

International / Global Clients

• ASI Netherlands

• Baumgartner & Partner

• GID

• Hella Inc.

• H.C. Stark Inc.

• Hybritech Europe

• Impress Software, Inc.

• Merck AG

• Microsoft AG

• Lufthansa German Airlines

• Swiss Air

• UKG

• Union Carbide Industrial Gases Europe

• Volkswagen Germany and USA

Personal Interests

Gabriele loves to sing, read, dance and hike. Building bridges between Germany and the USA comes naturally to her in all aspects of life. She lives and works from outside of Boston, MA.