Alessa Natale, PhD

Alessa is an Engagement Manager at CLA and leverages her background in industrial-organizational psychology to empower leaders to transform themselves, their teams, and their organizations’ culture and employee experience. Prior to CLA, Alessa worked in Talent Management at Johnson & Johnson, as well as in Pfizer’s Learning & Development practice. Alessa has experience coaching at a variety of levels, with a particular focus on leveraging assessments, inquiry, and science-backed practices. She has taught courses in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Psychology of Career Development and Planning at the City University of New York (CUNY) where she holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Her research focuses on the integration points between leadership, development, positive psychology, and inclusion.