Ted Witherell, MA, ACC is an experienced executive and leadership coach and facilitator who helps leaders see how they “show up”, uncover how they want to show up, and navigate the journey between the two. His practice is shaped by more than 25 years dedicated to developing impactful leaders and cultures as both an executive and consultant.

As a business executive, Ted has guided the development of organizations and their most vital assets – their people. In roles like Senior Director of Talent Management for the Mass General Brigham healthcare system (formerly Partners HealthCare), he set strategy, led, and provided advice and counsel on the people side of businesses, including change management, team development, executive coaching, training, facilitation and leadership development.

As an executive coach, Ted’s core strength is empathy. He uses his broad consulting experience to quickly grasp the current reality, form a deep working partnership with clients and solve their business problems together. A trusted advisor, he is known for building collaborative partnerships that change people and organizations for the better.

Ted’s past clients include organizations like Vigil Neuro, Ikena Oncology, Keros Therapeutics, WorldCare International, Life Is Good Kids Foundation and the Analysis Group. In healthcare, his clients include Mass General Brigham, Tufts Medical Center, Surgical Care Associates, Beth Israel Lahey Health, University of Florida Shands Hospital, Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Atrium Health, University of Alabama Medicine and UCLA Health. He has been a panelist at the NeuroLeadership Institute Annual Summit, Becker’s Academic Medical Center Forum, American College of Healthcare Executives, HR Wellbeing Week and Gensler Workplace Survey Convention. He has been a keynote speaker for the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s Annual National Meeting on Women’s Cancer, CoreNet, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists, and the National Center for HealthCare Leadership’s annual conference. Ted also served on the Healthcare Council of the American Management Association and the Steering Committee of the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) where he chaired the NCHL Coaching Council.

Currently Ted is a core faculty member at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and operates Ted Witherell Coaching & Consulting, LLC. After teaching in Kingston, Jamaica, he completed additional coursework in curriculum and instruction at Columbia University. He has been a guest lecturer at Northeastern University, Boston University and Boston College.

Professional Experience

  • Faculty, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  • Principal, Ted Witherell Coaching & Consulting, LLC

  • Senior Director, Talent Management, Mass General Brigham

  • Director, Organization Development and Learning Services, Partners HealthCare

  • Teacher, Campion College, Kingston, Jamaica

Education

  • MA Counseling Psychology, Boston Colleg

  • BA Psychology, Boston College

  • Coach certifications from Babson College and the Healthcare Coaching Institute

  • Credentialed by the International Coaching Federation

  • Certified in: Profilor 360, MBTI, Strength Deployment Inventory, ProSci Change, Thomas Killman Conflict Mode Instrument, Korn Ferry Leadership Architect