Ellie Eckhoff
SENIOR LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT & EXECUTIVE COACH
Ellie Eckhoff partners with senior leaders and executive teams to strengthen alignment, decision-making, and leadership effectiveness during growth, change, or uncertainty. She helps leadership teams build clarity, shared accountability, and strategic focus when navigating complex choices and evolving dynamics.
Known for a pragmatic, relationship-centered approach, Ellie creates the conditions for thoughtful, candid conversation while keeping the work grounded in business priorities and outcomes. She supports leaders in surfacing assumptions, weighing trade-offs, and translating discussion into clear direction and action.
Ellie has more than a decade of experience in executive coaching and leadership consulting across life sciences, healthcare, engineering, financial services, and construction. She previously served as an executive coach and talent advisor at ClearRock, partnering with CEOs, CHROs, and executive teams, and earlier held leadership roles in commercial strategy, learning and development, and sales at Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Medtronic Cardiovascular, Bard Endoscopic Technologies, and Muro Pharmaceuticals.
Ellie holds a Master of Education in Human Resource Education from Boston University and is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation. She is certified in tools including Hogan, EQ.i 2.0®, MBTI®, and Korn Ferry Leadership Architect®. She has also held leadership roles with the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association and serves on the Board of Advisors for Women in Healthcare New England.
She Recommends
The books The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier, Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown, and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni; The podcast Coaching Real Leaders with Muriel Wilkins; The email 3-2-1 Thursday Newsletter from James Clear, author of Atomic Habits
Areas of Expertise
Leadership Development
Executive Coaching
Team Effectiveness
Emotional Intelligence
“The team at Claria Partners has been a true extension of our HR Team. When I think about the tools at my disposal, Claria Partners is a critical piece of that puzzle. They are a pleasure to work with, they always bring significant value to every issue, project and discussion.”
LISA FIERING, HEAD OF HR, KINTAI THERAPEUTICS