An executive coach with two decades of C Suite experience.

I bring 30 years of business experience to my executive coaching and consulting practice having been both General Counsel and Head of Human Resources in private and public companies ranging between 135 and 12,000 employees. If it’s happened in business, I’ve probably seen it.

Experience

Marqeta (Nasdaq: MQ) | 2019–2022
Chief Legal Officer
Led the legal, compliance and risk functions (50 professionals total) during the company’s 2021 IPO. Interim Head of HR.

Jason Gardner, Founder and CEO 

SolarCity (Nasdaq: SCTY, acquired by Tesla 2016) | 2008–2016
EVP, General Counsel, and Head of HR
Led the legal, compliance, and risk functions (75 professionals total) during the company’s 2012 IPO.  Head of HR for two years.

Elon Musk, Executive Chairperson

Coremetrics (Acquired by IBM) | 2004–2008
V.P., General Counsel, Head of HR, and Chief Privacy Officer 

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 1997–2004
Senior Attorney in Corporate and Employment departments at the leading provider of legal services to technology companies.

Stoneman, Chandler and Miller and Hutchins, Wheeler and Dittmar | 1993–1997
Employment law counseling and litigation as well as general commercial litigation

Penn State, B.A. Political Science | Boston University, J.D., with honors | Co-Active Training Institute, CPCC (coaching degree). (coactive.com).

“Seth has been an invaluable guide and has enabled me to take a more strategic, long-term, and healthy perspective on my life and career.

He has helped me to focus on what really matters while letting go of what doesn’t.  Seth gently forces me to identify the areas in my life that don’t align with my values and goals, and then helps me to reach the right realignment. He challenges me, but does so in a productive way that clearly demonstrates that he cares deeply about me and my progress. The best part is that, because Seth has been a successful executive, he has already had to overcome many of the hurdles that his clients face. As such, he is able to draw from his own experience to provide guidance. My life and career today are better because I’ve had the opportunity to work with Seth these past five years, and I think anyone with a desire for improvement would greatly benefit from Seth’s coaching.”

Rezwan Pavri

Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Awards, Honors, and Affiliations ​

Winner, The Recorder In-House Impact Award 2017

Winner, Silicon Valley Business Journal 2015 Diversity Champion

Finalist, Silicon Valley Business Journal 2014 Best In-House Counsel (Public Co. <$1B)  

Featured in two Talent Advisory Board white papers (Reimagining Organizational Talent Management; June 2016 and Emotional Intelligence and Diverse Workforces; Research Roundtable September 2014)   

Frequent Tech GC speaker and moderator

Ambassador, C3E Women in Clean Energy (2014-2017)

Founding Board Member, Solar Energy Finance Association (SEFA) (2014-2016)

Co-Chair, Solar Electric Industry Association (SEIA) Consumer Protection Committee (2015-2016)

When I’m not coaching I am usually:

Walking Tilly, my Aussie mix

At the gym, remembering my glory days as a very (non) competitive powerlifter!

At the track, in a “high-performance driving event” trying to win first prize (to take the car home in one piece!)​

Reading or spending time with family