ABOUT anna
Hi, I’m Anna Richardson.
I am an experienced organizational leader with an unconventional background spanning international relations (including three diplomatic postings and role as Ministerial Speechwriter) and scaling a biotech startup through hypergrowth and IPO. I offer a unique combination of real business experience and powerful emotional intelligence.
I graduated with a first class degree in Social and Political Sciences from King’s College, Cambridge. I hold graduate degrees in International Relations from Columbia University and Sciences Po, as well as an MSc in Psychology from Coventry University.
My core values are connection, impact, beauty, evolution, and aliveness. These shine through in my coaching and guide all choices I make in my personal, professional, and family domains.
I’d love to help you become the version of yourself you most love.
Where do I coach from?
My decade-long career as a diplomat taught me about negotiations, finding “win-for-all” solutions, and operating with authenticity and integrity within large, politically complicated bureaucracies.
The three years I spent as an executive at a hyper-growth startup (as Chief of Staff then as VP People & Culture) taught me about efficiency, problem-solving, and getting things done in ambiguous and high-stress environments.
Two decades living and working internationally (UK, US, France, Germany, Australia) have taught me to see the water I swim in and challenge my inherited assumptions and ways of seeing the world.
My own journeys with plant medicine have taught me to be humble and to embrace the Mystery.
My experience growing, birthing, and raising three children has taught me that every human being is already capable and whole. Mothering is an intensive version of coaching: holding space to allow others to discover the solutions they already hold within themselves.
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