Bonnie Hagemann is the CEO of Executive Development Associates, a boutique consulting firm specializing in top-of-the-house executive development and the development of high potentials into senior leaders.  Hagemann has over 12 years of experience successfully leading consulting firms through times of rapid growth, and acquisitions as well as economic downturn and downsizing in addition to 21 years of experience coaching, educating and developing leaders.  

As a leader, Hagemann drives a visionary culture with high quality, extreme professionalism and a deep compassion for the leaders and organizations EDA serves.  To date, Hagemann has conducted full 6-month coaching programs for over 80 leaders in primarily large organizations including 7 organizational presidents.  The majority of her coaching clients receive a promotion, a better position and/or an increase in salary during or upon completion of the coaching process.

She has delivered over 300 presentations and speeches on various leadership subjects. She has 25 published works including a book on the shifting workforce demographics and their impact on leadership called Decades of Differences.  She leads research initiatives and publishes results in the areas of Trends in Executive Development, Executive Coaching and High Potential Development.  She is also called upon as a subject matter expert for the media, including The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Career Builder, US Business Review, Human Resource Executive Magazine, Talent Management Magazine, US News and World Report, Investor’s Business Daily and many more.

Hagemann earned her Bachelor of Arts in English Education and Masters of Education in Counseling. She is a Faculty member of Qualifying.Org for the MBTI®, FIRO-B™ and CPI 260® qualification programs. In addition, she holds numerous assessment and development certifications and qualifications.