Barbara Smith, PCC is a senior consultant with ICF International’s Organizational Research, Learning, and Performance Division in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. She coaches leaders at all levels, including leaders in long-term development programs. She is certified to administer and interpret numerous commercial and custom-designed 360-degree assessment instruments. She is active in the International Coach Federation’s Northeast Regional Advisory Council, recently served as a member of the ICF Global Nominating Committee and is a past president of ICF Metro DC. She has more than 25 years’ experience in the U.S. federal government and now applies her human capital skills and Leadership Coaching expertise to work with the U.S. Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other federal agencies.