Jacqueline is an International Partner and the North American Director for Potential Project - a global leadership and organizational development company focused on creating a more human world of work. Jacqueline is recognized for developing the innate potential of leaders and teams to enhance performance, resilience, and creativity through better understanding and managing the mind. Her clients include Cisco, Disney, Accenture, IKEA, and Royal Bank of Canada to name a few. She is well known for her dynamic presentation skills and thoughtful, extensively well-researched publications.

Jacqueline has written articles for a range of publications, including Harvard Business Review, American Management Association, Leader to Leader, Mindful Magazine, and Business Insider. She is a seasoned change management and organization development expert. She holds a Master of Science degree in Organizational Behavior and has over 20 years of consulting and management experience. She has supported the successful implementation of complex changes for large organizations and has held fiscal and resource accountabilities for budgets of over $60 million and teams of more than 100 people.

Jacqueline has dedicated her professional career towards understanding how organizations manage and embrace change and harness the potential of the mind at work. During her graduate studies, Jacqueline supported research on entrepreneurial organizations and how they navigate the challenging process of rapid growth and development. She also conducted research on innovation, creativity and workplace diversity.

Jacqueline worked for Deloitte Consulting for several years and was recognized as a leader within Deloitte’s Change Practice. In addition to serving her clients, Jacqueline supported Deloitte in developing tools and methodologies to support large scale change initiatives.

Jacqueline has worked in Canada, the United States, Australia and Singapore. She is passionate about both mental and physical fitness. Jacqueline currently lives in Calgary with her family.

Rasmus Hougaard is the founder and CEO of Potential Project and the author of the ground-breaking and best-selling book by Harvard Business Press, “The Mind of the Leader”. Rasmus is nominated by Thinkers 50 as one of the eight most important leadership thinkers in the world today.

He writes for Harvard Business Review, Forbes and Business Insider. He is a sought-after keynote speaker and leadership developer who coaches and supports C-suite executives at global organizations such as IKEA, Accenture, Wal-Mart, and Unilever.

His forthcoming book, Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way, will be published by Harvard Business Press on December 14, 2021.