Jo O'Driscoll-Kearney
I am Jo O'Driscoll-Kearney, a Harvard Business Faculty member and former Chief Learning Officer with 20+ years of global leadership development experience across Silicon Valley, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Europe.
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I am Jo O’Driscoll-Kearney, a Harvard Business Faculty member and former Chief Learning Officer with 20+ years of global leadership development experience across Silicon Valley, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Europe. I advise governments, Fortune 500s, and boards on talent strategy, transformation, and leadership at scale, and I design evidence-based, AI-enabled learning programs for 50,000+ employees.
As a trained actor and sought-after speaker, I bridge academic rigor with practical impact—coaching executives, shaping national human capital strategy in partnership with government and business, and teaching at Harvard. I hold an MBA from Oxford and am pursuing a PhD in Coaching and Leadership at the University of Birmingham.
- 21 years' experience
- Joined October 2025
Skills· 1
Languages
- EnglishFluent
- GermanAdvanced
Industry experience
- Education
- Professional Services
- Media & Entertainment
- Software & Internet
- Government
Work experience· 11 roles
Deliver executive education and thought leadership for PwC’s Advisory practice; co-author curricula for 1,500+ consultants; advise GCC governments on policy and leadership influencing public investment and strategy.
Selected as Harvard Business School faculty member delivering executive education across Dubai and GCC markets; designing and delivering custom programs and leading flagship leadership, strategy, and transformation programs for boards and C-suite executives.
Led learning, talent management and leadership development for 40k+ global employees across 16 markets and 7 business lines. Modernised the Leadership Institute with a focus to upskill staff on AI, people management, leadership, and communication. Elevated high potentials, executives, UAE and female leaders through customer-centric, experiential learning (in person and virtual). Acted as an instructor across leadership academies, embedding and applying andragogical design principles.
Education· 22
Certifications and awards· 12
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