About the author
Sandra Davis is chair and co-founder of MDA Leadership Consulting in Minneapolis, a premier national leadership-development firm. As leader of MDA’s CEO and Board Services, Sandra specializes in working with CEOs and boards on CEO selection and succession planning, senior-executive talent strategies, and executive coaching for C-suite leaders. She is widely known as an industry thought leader, counting many Fortune 500 firms among her clients.
Sandra earned her Ph.D. in counseling psychology with an emphasis in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Minnesota, and she is a fellow of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology and of the American Psychological Association. She has authored numerous professional articles on topics related to assessment, leadership development, coaching, and succession, as well as the books Pearls of Leadership Wisdom and Reinventing Yourself: Life Planning After 50.
In her new life stage of “preferment,” Sandra is combining the type of work she loves the most with opportunities to continue serving on the boards of multiple local and national non-profits. She also continues to enjoy a variety of outdoor activities, explore diverse cultures, play classical piano, and spend time with friends and family members – especially her grandchildren.