Biographies

Elizabeth F. Reeder
Regional Vice President, New Jersey

Elizabeth Reeder is a senior consultant and executive coach with The Leader’s Edge™. With more than twenty years of experience in human resources, Betsy is a veteran HR leader whose expertise includes executive coaching, leadership development and succession planning.

Throughout her career, Betsy has effectively partnered with senior leaders of sales, marketing, research and corporate staff functions in the pharmaceutical and consumer product industries to design and implement human resource solutions for critical leadership development and business challenges.

Prior to her work with The Leader’s Edge™, Betsy was employed at the worldwide pharmaceutical division of Bristol-Myers Squibb. Betsy was a key leader in the creation of the Center for Leadership Development at BMS, and played a lead role in the design and implementation of the company’s comprehensive Leadership Development Program. Her work included defining standards for leadership excellence as well as creating rigorous assessment, selection and developing tools to accelerate the development and retention of leadership talent. Betsy was instrumental in the design and implementation of key programs and tools offered through the Bristol-Myers Squibb Leadership Development Institute such as the 360° degree feedback, new leader integration processes, and multiple leadership development programs. Additionally, Betsy played a key role in the development of company-wide standards for executive coaches and participated in the identification and assessment of coaching organizations selected for use by various Bristol-Myers Squibb divisions.

Betsy holds a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Relations and a Masters in Business Administration from Rider University.