Amii Barnard-Bahn
Amii Barnard-Bahn, JD, PCC, coaches general counsel, chief legal officers, and senior compliance leaders who are stepping into bigger roles, leading complex change, or reshaping their executive teams. She specializes in CEO and executive transitions, strategic transformation, and executive team dynamics, helping clients accelerate their impact, elevate executive presence, and navigate the politics and pressures of the C‑suite.
An attorney and former Fortune 5 Chief Compliance Officer and C‑suite executive, Barnard-Bahn is an executive coach and consultant who has worked with Fortune 500 corporate legal executives and their teams at companies such as Adobe, FedEx, AbbVie, and The Gap. Ranked the #1 Global Thought Leader for Careers and in Law by Thinkers360 and a LinkedIn Top Executive Coaching Voice, Forbes calls her “one of the top coaches for legal and compliance executives.”
Prior to establishing her coaching consultancy, Barnard-Bahn served as Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer at McKesson US Pharmaceutical, Chief Administrative Officer of the California Dental Association, and Chief Human Resources Officer at River City Bank.
A contributor to Harvard Business Review, ACC Docket, and Compliance Week, Barnard-Bahn guest lectures at UC Berkeley, is a Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Coaching, and is a frequent international speaker and media resource on workplace culture, business ethics, and effective leadership. She earned her JD cum laude at Georgetown, is a member of the California State Bar, and holds a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) certification. She is a member of Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and the creator of the Promotability Index® career toolkit.
To learn more about Barnard-Bahn’s career coaching, check out her ACC Career Coach profile.