Renee Charney, PhD, joined the Stevens Strategy team in 2024 as a Senior Consultant. Dr. Charney’s leadership experience spans numerous industries including higher education, healthcare, state and federal agencies, energy, manufacturing, telecommunications, travel, federal, defense, and non-profit organizations. She implements leadership and strategic principles that are adaptive, relational, and results-based, drawing on a deep understanding and belief in the human capacity to make choices that are empowering, creative, and growth-oriented. Renee’s leadership coaching and consulting experience of over 25 years has focused on guiding organ犀利士izations, leaders, and teams eager to overcome barriers that stand in the way of their best selves and their best work, thereby enabling them to grow in their capacity to change and lead in new ways. She serves as an adjunct professor teaching both Ethical and Strategic Leadership in the Master of Science in Organizational Leadership program at Mount St. Joseph University School of Business and Communication in Cincinnati, Ohio. Renee has co-authored a chapter titled “Leading from Betwixt and Between: Exploring How Liminal, Rhizomic Spaces Shape, Deepen, and Sustain Adaptive Leadership Mindsets within Complex Healthcare Systems” in the Routledge Studies in Leadership Research Academic Anthology, Adaptive Leadership in a Global Economy: Perspectives for Application and Scholarship (2022). Renee earned her PhD and Master of Science in Leadership and Change at Antioch University Graduate School for Leadership and Change. She also earned a Master of Arts in Business Administration and Organization Development at Montclair State University and her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and Biblical Literature from The King’s College. Renee is certified to teach elementary and middle school-aged students (grades K-8). Renee is an International Coach Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and earned her leadership coaching certification through Georgetown University.
