Empowering

Innovation.

Elevating

Potential.

Maximizing moments of change requires aligned, enabled, and energized people and intentional, research-backed work. Innovative Thought partners with organizations around the world to tackle their most complex people-challenges, from leadership and culture, to learning and organizational performance.

Our approach bridges rigorous research, elite-sport experience, and real-world application. Our team brings academic depth and business experience, allowing us to translate the latest thinking into innovative, practical strategies that give our clients an advantage in how they compete to create lasting impact for their organizations. 

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.

Carol Fabrizio

Partner

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

Partner

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.

Kelly Reine

Principal

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

Stacy Williams

Principal

Stacy is a communicator, strategist, and consultant with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations navigate complexity and achieve meaningful outcomes

Scott Lawrence

Principal

Scott Lawrence is a seasoned technology executive with over 25 years of experience in analytics within the software industry analytics vertical.

Yvonne Steinberg

Chief Operations Officer

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.

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.

Alison Leung

Project Manager

Alison is a consultant passionate about building people-centered solutions to solving business challenges.

Janice Masi Reilly

Project Manager

Janice helps professionals learn better, work smarter, and build stronger teams. With over 30 years in learning and development within professional services.

Kristen Miller

Project 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...

Ryan Lizerbram

Research Assistant

Ryan is driven by his personal mission and commitment to helping people be their happiest and healthiest selves at work.

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.

Subject Matter Experts

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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Maria Taylor

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Maria Taylor is a visionary leader who helps organizations unlock innovation, drive strategic transformation, and build high-performing leadership cultures.

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Heather Walker, Ph.D.

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Dr. Heather Walker is an award-winning Industrial and Organizational Psychologist who helps organizations strengthen the human systems that drive performance

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Chris Ammann

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Chris Ammann brings over 30 years of business experience and his mindset as an Ironman World Champion finisher to his work as a coach. He spent two decades at KPMG in key leadership roles focusing on growth, client service, and operational excellence.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Carol Cohen

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Carol Cohen is an accomplished global human resources executive with experience in strategizing and implementing global human capital initiatives that drive business results.

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