Amii Barnard-Bahn
A former Fortune 5 executive, Amii Barnard-Bahn is a partner at Kaplan & Walker, which specializes in corporate compliance and ethics. As the Founder of Barnard-Bahn Coaching and Consulting, she has been recognized by Forbes as one of the world’s leading coaches for compliance and legal professionals. Clients include Adobe, The Gap, Bank of the West, and The Nature Conservancy. A contributor to Compliance Week, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Amii is a Member of the Harvard Institute of Coaching and a guest lecturer at Stanford and UCBerkeley. Download her free Promotability Index® career assessment here.
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