Biography: Margaret Moore - Institute of Coaching
Biography: Margaret Moore - Institute of Coaching
Biography: Margaret Moore - Institute of Coaching
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<strong>Biography</strong>: <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Moore</strong><br />
<strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Moore</strong>/Coach Meg is an entrepreneur and 17‐year veteran <strong>of</strong> the biotechnology industry in<br />
the UK, Canada, US, and France. She served in executive roles at three companies which later joined<br />
AstraZeneca or San<strong>of</strong>iAventis. She served as CEO and COO <strong>of</strong> two early stage biotech companies.<br />
In 2000, <strong>Margaret</strong> shifted her focus from the high‐tech side <strong>of</strong> medicine to coaching, prevention, and<br />
well‐being, and founded Wellcoaches Corporation ‐ strategic partner <strong>of</strong> the American College <strong>of</strong> Sports<br />
Medicine, which is now a standard‐bearer for science‐based coach training and pr<strong>of</strong>essional coaches in<br />
healthcare. The Wellcoaches coach training school has trained more than 3,500 physical and mental<br />
health pr<strong>of</strong>essionals as health, fitness, or wellness coaches, and now trains more than 1,000 coaches<br />
each year.<br />
In order to build an academic home for coaching which is focused on building a scientific foundation <strong>of</strong><br />
coaching, <strong>Margaret</strong> is co‐director <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Coaching</strong> at McLean Hospital, an affiliate <strong>of</strong> Harvard<br />
Medical School <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Coaching</strong>, and co‐director <strong>of</strong> the annual Harvard Medical School coaching<br />
conference. <strong>Margaret</strong>’s collaboration with Edward Phillips, MD, to create a Harvard Medical School CME<br />
program to teach physicians basic coaching skills, led to the launch <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> Lifestyle Medicine<br />
at Harvard Medical School, <strong>of</strong> which <strong>Margaret</strong> is an advisor.<br />
<strong>Margaret</strong> is the lead or co‐author <strong>of</strong> books and articles including:<br />
• <strong>Coaching</strong> Psychology Manual published by Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins<br />
• Harvard Medical School online CME course: Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine for Weight<br />
Management<br />
• White paper: The obesity epidemic – a confidence crisis calling for pr<strong>of</strong>essional coaches<br />
• Principles <strong>of</strong> Behavioral Psychology in Wellness <strong>Coaching</strong>; <strong>Coaching</strong> Research Proceedings,<br />
International Coach Federation<br />
• Relational Flow: Theoretical Model for the Intuitive Dance; <strong>Coaching</strong> Research Proceedings,<br />
International Coach Federation<br />
• Case Management Society <strong>of</strong> America article: Case Manager to Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Coach<br />
• What it takes to change, Personal Fitness Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
• Flow to Health & Happiness, IDEA Fitness Journal<br />
• Climbing out <strong>of</strong> Negativity and up to the top <strong>of</strong> Mount Lasting Change, ACSM Health & Fitness<br />
Journal<br />
• Choosing a Great Wellness Coach, CDHC Solutions magazine<br />
• From Fitness Expert to Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Coach – IHRSA Active Careers Digest<br />
• Coach Meg’s Blog (coaching podcasts and commentary)
<strong>Biography</strong>: <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Moore</strong><br />
• Consumer book titled: The Realization <strong>of</strong> Rachel (the story <strong>of</strong> Coach Meg coaching an<br />
overweight and overwhelmed pediatrician)<br />
• <strong>Coaching</strong> News – quarterly column in ACSM Certified News<br />
<strong>Margaret</strong> has delivered more than 50 workshops and presentations on coaching psychology and positive<br />
psychology including:<br />
• American College <strong>of</strong> Sports Medicine Summit (2005/6/9)<br />
• IDEA (2004/5/6/7/8)<br />
• IHRSA (2005/6/8/9)<br />
• International Coach Federation International Conference (2004/5/9)<br />
• National Wellness Conference (2005/9)<br />
• Consumer Health World (2006/7/8)<br />
• <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> Health & Productivity Management (2007)<br />
• American Journal <strong>of</strong> Health Promotion (2007/8/9)<br />
• Case Management Society <strong>of</strong> America (2007/8/9)<br />
• Canadian Medical Association conference on physician health (2009)<br />
• Harvard Medical School <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> Lifestyle Medicine (2008/9)<br />
• McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School <strong>Coaching</strong> Conference (2008/9)<br />
• Medical Fitness Association (2008/9)<br />
• Positive Psychology Forum (2009)<br />
• ECA World Fitness (2009)<br />
• World Research Group Health <strong>Coaching</strong> conference (2008/9)<br />
• Human Dynamic coaching workshops, Sydney, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong (2008/9)<br />
Education:<br />
B.S. Biology, University <strong>of</strong> Western Ontario, 1978<br />
M.B.A., Ivey School <strong>of</strong> Business, University <strong>of</strong> Western Ontario, 1983; last term at London Business<br />
School under an international scholarship<br />
<strong>Margaret</strong> was born on a dairy farm northeast <strong>of</strong> Toronto where she attended a two‐room school and<br />
learned to drive a tractor. She is a board member <strong>of</strong> the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. <strong>Margaret</strong> lives<br />
with her husband, Paul Clark, a prominent biotechnology patent attorney, in Wellesley, Massachusetts.<br />
www.coachmeg.com<br />
www.wellcoaches.com<br />
www.institute<strong>of</strong>coaching.org
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