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Zuzi Gaal -- Director, Thought Leaders Series Chair |
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 Zuzi Gaal joined the SLF board this season as chair of the Thought Leaders series. She is President of R. T. Lear Inc., a firm that specializes in executive coaching and human capital consulting.
Prior to founding R.T. Lear, Zuzi worked for the Bank of Montreal where she was responsible for building higher performance through leadership capability and capacity. She was the force behind establishing the organization's new criteria for executive coaches, their assessment, and the selection and engagement evaluation in order to bring bank's coaching practices to a higher level. Zuzi also led several important initiatives including leadership development strategies, leadership assessment, and mentoring.
Before launching her career in Canada, Zuzi worked in the United States and Europe. Through her experiences in consulting (PricewaterhouseCoopers, Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt, and independently) and in industry (pharmaceutical, finance, IT, health care, publishing) she has not only created winning human resources strategies, but has also enriched her coaching expertise with a strong global perspective.
She holds a Masters of Educational Psychology degree from the University of Minnesota, a Master's of Business Administration degree from the Rotterdam School of Management, and a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching from Royal Roads University.
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