Rita Balian Allen is the founder and president of Rita B. Allen Associates, an international career management firm specializing in executive coaching, leadership development, management training and career development. She is an authentic approachable leader, a relationship builder who delivers high quality results for her clients. Her mission is to help empower individuals to take charge of their careers and organizations to maximize their talent potential.

Rita is also a lecturer at Northeastern University, a sought-after speaker and presenter, the author of numerous articles, blogs and the books, "Personal Branding and Marketing Yourself: The Three Ps Marketing Technique as a Guide to Career Empowerment" AND "Personal Branding and Marketing Yourself: The Companion Workbook". Rita has been a regular contributor for the Chief Learning Officer, Association for Talent Development, Huffington Post and other publications; and was voted one of the top ten executive coaches by the Boston Women's Business Journal.

Rita brings much human resources experience to her practice and has worked with leaders across all industries and professions. She has advised, mentored and coached executives and leaders throughout all phases of their careers and critical decision-making processes. She offers executive coaching, career coaching, team coaching, leadership development, management training and career development services for individuals and organizations representing a variety of industries including high technology, biotechnology, medical devices/pharmaceuticals, financial services, professional services, higher education, healthcare, retail/consumer products, not-for-profit, and manufacturing.

Previously, she held roles at Gatti & Associates, C.R. Bard, Inc., BTU International, and Unitrode Corporation. She holds an MS in Organizational Leadership and a BS in Business Administration from Northeastern University; is an Advanced Certified Personal and Executive Coach through the College of Executive Coaching and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation.

Rita has served in numerous board roles including past president of The Boston Club, board member of More Than Words and past president of the Association of Career Professionals International - New England. She currently serves as a board member of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers of the Supreme Judicial Court as well as a Director for Seeding Labs. In addition, she is an active member of the International Coaching Federation and the Society of Human Resources Management. Rita is certified in a variety of assessment tools.

Rita is fluent in Armenian, loves to cook, travel, read, do yoga, play the piano and listen to all kinds of music. Her greatest pleasure is spending time with her family!