Debbie Plager
- Executive coach and organizational strategist with 25+ years of experience helping leaders, teams, and organizations navigate growth, contraction, and change with greater alignment, clarity, and performance.
- Trusted advisor to leaders across all levels, from the C-Suite to divisional and senior leaders, known for her creative, direct, and supportive coaching style that drives lasting leadership impact and measurable business results.
- Coaching successes include guiding a divisional president from -2% to 15% EBITDA growth, accelerating readiness of senior successors for expanded roles, and aligning executive teams to strengthen engagement and performance during significant organizational shifts.
- Former Chief Talent Officer at HUB International, where she built the talent function and practices that contributed to HUB winning the Stevie’s Gold Award for Best Employer (2021). Previous leadership roles include Relativity, Unum Group, and Allstate Insurance.
- Experienced across industries including automotive, construction, financial services, pharma, high tech, higher education, and nonprofits. Based in Chicagoland, Debbie is also an instructor in Northwestern University’s Master’s in Learning & Organizational Change program, an avid reader, gardener, and choral singer.