


About:
Rebecca is an executive coach and leadership advisor with 15+ years of experience partnering with senior leaders, CXOs, and boards to create the clarity, momentum, and courage needed to lead through complexity and change. She is the founder of Forward Progress, an executive coaching and talent consulting firm that delivers innovative, measurable, and evidence-based solutions. Clients describe her approach as thoughtful, intentional, and grounded - she brings both care and clarity to the work, meeting leaders where they are and helping them move forward.
Rebecca's approach is grounded in having lived the work herself. She has built leadership development functions from scratch inside large, complex organizations and was a founding member of Deloitte's Leadership Consulting business. Most recently, she served as Interim Chief Learning Officer and Senior Director of Learning and Leadership Development at Udemy, where she led enterprise-wide transformations including AI Upskilling and Skills-Based Organization initiatives. Those experiences give her a practitioner's lens and deep empathy for the organizational dynamics, competing priorities, and human complexity her clients are navigating.
Rebecca is particularly attuned to the leadership challenges created by AI and the future of work. Having designed and led AI upskilling at scale, she brings a grounded, practical perspective to helping leaders understand what this moment demands of them and how to lead their people through it.
Noteworthy Clients:
Function Health, Deloitte, BASF, Erie Insurance, Nike, Udemy
Credentials:
B.S. Psychology
M.S. Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Assessment certifications: Leadership Circle Profile, Hogan Assessments, NEO-PI-R, GMA-A
Location:
Baltimore, Maryland
Something You Should Know About Me:
Outside of work Rebecca loves spending time with her family, taking daily walks and getting creative through fiber art projects. She gives back to the Baltimore community by serving on the board of Monument Women’s Creative Alliance and feeds her voracious reading habit through her local book club.
Rebecca Stern
Executive assessment and coaching that creates momentum and drives forward progress.