Nancy E. Parsons

Nancy Parsons is one of today’s foremost experts in combining the science of assessments with the art of developing people. She is the CEO/President of CDR Assessment Group, Inc. that she co-founded with Kimberly R. Leveridge, Ph.D. In 1998, together they authored the break-through CDR 3-Dimensional Assessment Suite® an ideal coaching tool translated to five languages for global clients. The CDR 3-D Suite measures: leadership character traits, inherent risk factors for derailment, and drivers and rewards.

Nancy has been awarded the highly prestigious 2019 MEECO International Thought Leadership of Distinction in Executive Coaching which only a select few have received such as Marshall Goldsmith, Jim Kouzes, and Bob Anderson. She has also been selected as an Official Presenter in the 2019 World Business & Executive Coach Summit (WBECS). Both of these are selected by peer or customer nomination and independent committee selection processes.

Nancy works with global leaders to accelerate success by helping them identify and develop their true talent at the launching point of a coaching engagement. She provides executive coaching services for the C-Suite and leaders across all sectors, facilitates strategic executive team development sessions, and instructs custom “Authentic Leadership” and “Women in Leadership” workshops. She instructs CDR Executive Coaches’ Certification Workshops and teaches advanced coaches’ programs.

Nancy authored her researched based book, Fresh Insights to END the Glass Ceiling in 2017, has written more than 70 articles, has published a blog since 2009. Nancy has completed her second book titled Women Are Creating the Glass Ceiling & Have the Power to End It released on November 5, 2019. She has presented at international, national and regional industry conferences. Nancy is a member of The Alexcel Group, an elite, global executive coaching and leadership develop consortium and of CoachSource.

Nancy is the architect of “Vets Coaching Vets” which is a philanthropic initiative helping to accelerate veterans’ success in the job market which was launched in 2016. CDR has worked now with more than 5 veterans’ organizations and has provided assessment, individual coaching and training workshops for over 50 veterans using volunteer executive coaches and assessments contributed by CDR since starting Vets Coaching Vets.CDR has been a WBENC nationally certified women-owned and operated business since 2000.