Jan Nelson

Dr. Jan Nelson is an executive coach, a global HR practitioner and a graduate level professor. Following a 30+ year career with GE Healthcare, she now coaches and consults with global firms, start-ups and nonprofits. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Mentor Coach with the International Coach Federation, and she partners with business leaders as they are navigating big changes — personal leadership transitions, team effectiveness, organization transformations. She is also an adjunct assistant professor/MBA lecturer at the University of Richmond, an Executive Partner at the Mason School of Business, College of William & Mary, and a recent graduate of Leadership Metro Richmond (2017).

Nelson relocated to Virginia following her retirement from GE Healthcare in Milwaukee, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore. As a global human resources leader, she collaborated with various Global P&L, Region and Functional business leaders to provide wing-to-wing HR strategy and operational support as GE Healthcare grew from $1B to $18B in global revenue. Career highlights included new organization launches, an Asia Region start-up, acquisition due diligence/integrations, large-scale change initiatives, Six Sigma, talent / workforce planning and global recruiting. She is a graduate of GE’s Human Resources Leadership Program, and she holds the GPHR, SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications in human resources.

Concurrently, Nelson completed her doctoral degree at the George Washington University in 2018. Her dissertation research examined how senior executives in globally-integrated business enterprises navigate significant changes, as viewed through the lens of paradox theory. Her published research was recognized by Emerald Publishing with a 2019 Literati Award.