Curriculum vitae
Chelsea A. Doub, Ph.D.
Behavior science, people development, and leadership development for organizations under rapid technological change
Behavioral scientist and people developer with 10+ years advising senior leaders in large, complex organizations on learning strategy, people development, and leadership development. Designs the learning experiences and capability-building systems that grow people and leaders, leads the teams that deliver them, and connects that work to organizational effectiveness as technology changes how work gets done. Doctoral training in educational research and policy analysis, a public health foundation, and direct experience leading people and portfolios across global organizations.
Core competencies
- Learning strategy and capability development
- Leadership and people development
- Organizational effectiveness and change
- Executive advisory and direct team leadership
- Workforce data analysis and measurement
- Facilitation, teaching, and speaking
Professional experience
The Selfprompted StudioFounder
August 2026 to present
- Advise leaders on the behavioral conditions that let technology adoption hold, through The Adoption Mirage framework, the Selfprompted Review, and partnership through change
- Design bespoke learning journeys and people development strategies aligned with organizational capability and long-term growth
United States Soccer FederationDirector, Strategy and Operations
May 2025 to February 2026
- Owned the end-to-end learning strategy roadmap for a distributed national ecosystem of 140,000+ participants, partnering with senior leaders and HR as an internal consultative advisor
- Led governance and prioritization of the learning portfolio and built the KPIs and feedback loops that measured program effectiveness and learner progression
McKinsey & CompanyGlobal Manager, Human Capital / People Function
July 2022 to May 2025
- Owned the global learning strategy and capability development roadmap for ~20,000 learners across regions, as strategic learning business partner to senior leaders and C-suite executives
- Built and scaled role-specific development programs spanning the talent pipeline from early-career through senior leadership, and managed global cross-functional teams coordinating 300+ colleagues across four regions
McKinsey & CompanySubject Matter Expert, Connected Leaders Academy
September 2020 to May 2025
- Highest-rated facilitator across McKinsey Academy (100+ faculty), with a 98% recommendation rate across 40,000+ participants in the Executive Leadership Program, Management Accelerator, and Early Career Accelerator
McKinsey & CompanySolution Associate, Connected Leaders Academy
August 2021 to June 2022
- Architected the end-to-end curriculum and enablement infrastructure for 70,000+ global learners and introduced longitudinal assessment across the academy
McKinsey & CompanyInstructional Designer, McKinsey Academy
April 2020 to August 2021
- Designed and launched 20+ blended leadership programs for 120,000+ global learners and served as lead designer for the inaugural Inclusion Incubator
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Dean's OfficeVisiting Administrative Fellow
October 2018 to March 2020
- Advised senior leadership on change management and people development initiatives and led signature programming for the HGSE community
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dean's OfficeProgram Director
July 2014 to June 2015
- Directed a $600K CDC-funded Summer Public Health Scholars Program across four Columbia schools
Teaching
- Harvard University, Duke University, NC State University, Oglethorpe University (two courses), and the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania: courses spanning inclusion in education, entrepreneurship, global public health, leadership, civic engagement, and personal brand
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Educational Research and Policy AnalysisNC State University
Master in Public Health (MPH)Social Behavioral SciencesYale University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)Biobehavioral HealthPenn State University