About Marissa

With over 27 years of experience (12 of that in the executive and leadership development space), I’ve helped clients unlock their potential and achieve their professional aspirations. My focus is on enhancing executive presence, communication, navigating complexity, and enhancing decision-making skills. I am a certified executive coach with the International Coach Federation. My coaching work is industry agnostic, but I have deep experience in the Financial, FinTech, Technology, and Academic sectors. I bring three distinct lenses to coaching leaders, having served as: -- ­an executive education leader in a top-ranked academic institution, ­-- an external leadership development consultant to Global Fortune 500 companies and, -- ­an internal leadership strategist and director of leadership programs in top-tier asset management and financial technology corporations. My business experience: - Current: ­Director of Global Leadership Programs, Visa - ­Leadership Development Strategist, Vanguard - ­Senior Consultant, BTS, global management consultancy ­- Director of Methods & Experiential Learning for Executive Education, Thunderbird School of Global Management - ­Associate Director of Executive Education, University of Arizona - ­Executive coach and principal consultant, mFluence Coaching & Consulting, LLC I’m passionate about helping high-performing professionals navigate complex challenges, define their leadership style, and lead with confidence. My clients often commend my ability to create a supportive yet challenging space that fosters deep reflection and transformative growth. One client said: "Working with Marissa has been a life-changing experience. Her ability to identify my blind spots and help me turn them into strengths has profoundly impacted both my career and personal life." View more client testimonials at https://www.icf-coaching.org/mfluence/