Ed Evarts is the practice leader at Evarts Coaching, a leadership development organization focused on coaching mid- to senior-level leaders and their teams in business environments.

With over twenty-five years of innovative leadership and management experience, Ed possesses the ability to build awareness, create action, and deliver results.  He has partnered with key leaders in biotechnology, business-to-business services, financial services, healthcare, and government services.  His clients include Biogen Idec, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Johnson & Johnson, Liberty Mutual, LoJack, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, and Partners Healthcare.

Ed has held leadership roles at Iron Mountain, the (former) Federated Department Stores, and the (former) May Department Stores. As a coach and as a human resources executive, he has supported leaders at all levels of an organization, in a variety of high-impact business areas including account management, engineering, finance, human resources, information technology, legal, marketing, product development, operations, and sales.

Known for his business acumen, his ability to resolve complex human relations issues, and his enthusiastic, genuine, accessible and responsive style, Ed has partnered with many managers, leaders and business teams to explore clarity and communication, and traverse conflict and change.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas and received a Certificate in Applied Project Management from Boston University.  He is a qualified administrator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument,  the DiSC® Behavioral Styles instrument, the FIRO-B© Interpersonal Orientation assessment, the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode instrument, and Lominger Voices©, a 360° feedback tool.

Ed is a certified coach with the International Coach Federation. He is President-Elect of the New England Chapter of the International Coach Federation and the Vice President, Marketing for the Association of Career Professionals International – New England Network.  Ed is also a volunteer student mentor in the Wakefield Adult Mentors (WAM) program and a volunteer coach for the Coaching for Leadership and Teamwork Program (CLTP) at Babson College.