Ashley Punzalan
| CONSULTANT/COACH
Ashley is an Executive Coach and Leadership Development Facilitator with over 20 years of experience helping leaders and teams reach their full potential. She spent 18+ years at Google and Alphabet, where she discovered her passion for developing high-performing individuals and fostering transformative organizational change. During her tenure, Ashley coached and mentored thousands of leaders, guiding them to sharpen their leadership skills and drive impactful results.
Specializing in both individual coaching and organizational development, Ashley uses a systems-thinking approach to design and implement tailored interventions that create lasting behavior change. She excels in facilitating complex team dynamics and leadership alignment, with a particular focus on navigating change and building resilience. As an Organizational Development Consultant and Change Management Practitioner at Google’s central center of excellence, she helped senior leaders tackle complex, ongoing shifts in the business landscape.
Ashley is known for her ability to craft customized, multi-faceted development programs that address skill gaps, drive motivation, and remove obstacles to performance. Whether working with executives or emerging leaders, she empowers managers to lead with empathy, confidence, and strategic insight.
Ashley holds a Master’s in Learning & Organizational Change from Northwestern University, a BA in Philosophy from the University of Oregon, and certifications from Northwestern’s coaching program, as well as in MBTI, Insights Discovery, and Trusted Advisor. When she’s not working with clients, Ashley enjoys running in Golden Gate Park and practicing pottery at her local ceramics studio. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two young children.