passion.

experience.

innovation.

Innovative Thought is an organization that offers clients individualized attention and experience. We are passionate about people and innovation. Working with clients from around the world, Innovative Thought helps organizations deal with the challenges of leadership, innovation and team development. Our aim is to build your organization’s capability for sustainable high performance.

Our approach is grounded in the latest research, with each member of our team having one foot in the academic world and one foot in business. This allows us to translate the latest thinking into practical application and give our clients a competitive advantage in how they select, deploy, and develop their people.

Our Team

our team

Pete Steinberg

PRESIDENT

Pete has been working with Fortune 200 and 500 organizations for more than 25 years, helping improve executive and team performance by maximizing the potential of their people.

Kelsey Harris

CHIEF OF STAFF

Kelsey has experience working with small businesses and non-profit organizations to develop donor stewardship strategies and bridge gaps created by growth.

Yvonne Steinberg

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Yvonne enjoys managing operations, whether professionally or for her family. For over a decade she managed national team operations at USA Rugby and most recently oversaw business operations at a CPA firm.

Carol Fabrizio

PRINCIPAL

Carol is a consultant, facilitator, and executive coach with over 15 years of experience in a number of industries, including hospitality & tourism, outdoor recreation, professional services, and land use.

Kathy Oneto

PRINCIPAL

Kathy is a strategy leader with expertise in business, innovation, and branding strategy for consumer-focused businesses having worked within and with both Fortune 500 and entrepreneurial companies for over 25 years.

Kristen Miller

PROGRAM MANAGER

Kristen has always been passionate about providing support people need to perform at their best. Her passion was initially sparked when she became captain of her national championship-winning Penn State Rugby team...

Kelly Reine

Principal

Kelly has dedicated her career to creating structure and experiences where leaders grow and organizations thrive. She works as a consultant and facilitator with clients across industries and geographies.

John Pugh

Research Assistant

John recently graduated college with a degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, finishing with a 3.94 GPA. Close to a 4.0, required Spanish classes remained the bane of his existence.

Pete Steinberg

PRESIDENT

Pete has been working with Fortune 200 and 500 organizations for more than 25 years, helping improve executive and team performance by maximizing the potential of their people.

Kelsey Harris

CHIEF OF STAFF

Kelsey has experience working with small businesses and non-profit organizations to develop donor stewardship strategies and bridge gaps created by growth.

Yvonne Steinberg

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Yvonne enjoys managing operations, whether professionally or for her family. For over a decade she managed national team operations at USA Rugby and most recently oversaw business operations at a CPA firm.

Carol Fabrizio

PRINCIPAL

Carol is a consultant, facilitator, and executive coach with over 15 years of experience in a number of industries, including hospitality & tourism, outdoor recreation, professional services, and land use.

Kathy Oneto

PRINCIPAL

Kathy is a strategy leader with expertise in business, innovation, and branding strategy for consumer-focused businesses having worked within and with both Fortune 500 and entrepreneurial companies for over 25 years.

Kristen Miller

PROGRAM MANAGER

Kristen has always been passionate about providing support people need to perform at their best. Her passion was initially sparked when she became captain of her national championship-winning Penn State Rugby team...

Kelly Reine

Principal

Kelly has dedicated her career to creating structure and experiences where leaders grow and organizations thrive. She works as a consultant and facilitator with clients across industries and geographies.

John Pugh

Research Assistant

John recently graduated college with a degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, finishing with a 3.94 GPA. Close to a 4.0, required Spanish classes remained the bane of his existence.

Strategic advisors

Tiffany Mcneil

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Tiffany is a consumer-driven strategist with deep expertise in insights, brand strategy and human-centered design. Using the toolkit of those disciplines, Tiffany helps business leaders address strategic challenges and clarify direction.

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Adam Russell

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Adam has a BA in Cultural Anthropology from Duke University and a D.Phil. in Social Anthropology from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

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Petar Steinberg

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Petar is currently pursuing a master’s degree in machine learning and statistics at University College London, after completing a bachelor’s in theoretical physics at the University of Sussex.

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Sam Hunter

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Sam Hunter is a professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of Nebraska Omaha and Head of Strategic Operations at the National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Education...

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John Farrell

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

John Farrell is a global leader in strategy, transformation, and sustainability who blends three decades of strategic, management, and risk consulting expertise...

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John Coumbe-Lilley

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

John has been working with high performance organizations in the Fortune 500 and higher, health care systems.

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Mike Bearup

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Mike has more than 38 years of experience providing audit and business advisory services to the technology, biotech, software, manufacturing, medical device, and venture capital...

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Lou Trebino

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Lou Trebino is an innovation and technology leader with decades of expertise in business transformation. He has served as a CTO, CIO, advisor, consultant, facilitator...

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Anne Marie Blair Boccuti

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Anne has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Penn State University where she also minored in Statistics and Dance, as well as a Masters in Biostatistics from the University of Pennsylvania.

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