Joelle K. Jay, Ph.D., is a Principal with the Leadership Research Institute (LRI) who specializes in leadership development for senior executives in Fortune 500 companies. She is an award-winning executive coach, a popular keynote speaker, and a nationally-recognized author on personal leadership. She strategizes with business leaders to enhance their performance and maximize business results.

Joelle is especially known for her success in the advancement of executive women. She helps companies develop, advance, and retain top talent with results in productivity, profitability and performance, along with a sense of personal well-being keeps leaders at their best. Joelle's clients include MetLife, Merrill Lynch, AIG, MGM Resorts, Google, Microsoft, Intuit, and Adobe.

Joelle's popularity as an executive coach and keynote speaker is well-established. Her books, "The New Advantage: How Women in Leadership can Create Win-Wins for Their Companies and Themselves" and "The Inner Edge: The 10 Practices of Personal Leadership," have been endorsed by such luminaries as Marshall Goldsmith, Jim Kouzes, and Stephen Covey.