Susan Cramm

Susan Cramm is an executive coach and president of Valuedance, an executive coaching and leadership development firm specializing in information technology. A recognized industry expert, she helped pioneer the field of IT leadership coaching through her passion and gifts for developing others, as well as her keen, practical insights derived from extensive research and years of coaching and serving in executive-level positions.

Over the past twelve years, Susan has worked with executives from a number of Fortune 500 clients, including Toyota, Sony, and Whole Foods Markets, and her clients describe her as insightful, motivational, practical, tough, committed, and invaluable. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, a prolific writer, and author of the Harvard Business Review blog "Have IT Your Way."

Susan is the former Chief Financial Officer and executive vice president at Chevy's Mexican Restaurants, where she led the finance, business strategy, restaurant development, franchising, legal, and information technology functions. Prior to Chevy's, she worked with Taco Bell Corporation and held the positions of Chief Information Officer and vice president of the Information Technology Group and senior director for financial and strategic planning.

Susan received her master's degree in management from Northwestern University, specializing in finance, marketing, and quantitative methods, and her BA from University of California, San Diego, summa cum laude, specializing in management and computer science.