With great pleasure we announce that Matt Kersey (Matthew T. Kersey, Ph.D., ACC) joins Avvartes. Matt is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

Since 2012 Matt is the successful business owner of Transition States Coaching and Training. In his business he is focusing on coaching technical professionals who desire to excel in leadership roles, coaching teams and groups towards key goals and in training accomplished professionals to be certified coaches.

Matt successfully transitioned from a bench scientist to leading cross-functional, global, product development teams during his 28+ year career in the pharmaceutical industry. He often observed that technical professionals required leadership coaching and training to excel as leaders in their organizations and to address the “soft” issues that derailed product development objectives.

He created Transition States Coaching & Training to address these business needs. He employs a unique combination of leadership skills, practical corporate experience and coaching expertise to effectively develop leaders to better meet their business needs and strategic goals. He typically works with Director to C-suite level leaders.

In 2020, Matt launched the podcast “From Lab to Leader^®” to highlight the importance of developing leadership and interpersonal skills as a necessary addition to technical mastery. These podcasts also exemplify the varied career paths available to subject matter experts.

Matt is a co-facilitator of the ICF accredited Business and Professional Coaching certificate program offered by Transformation Edge Coaching and Consulting at North Carolina State University. He is credentialed through the International Coach Federation and has coached technical leaders as an internal coach in the U.S., UK, China, and Latin America. He is a certified Conversational Intelligence^® Coach, a certified Team Coach and Group Coach.

Matt received his B.A. in Chemistry from The College of the Holy Cross and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Duke University.

Matt decided to join Avvartes, because “of the opportunity to work with this global team of experienced professionals in developing customized programs to enhance the leadership capabilities of clients.”

You can reach more detailed information about Matt from here.

Welcome Matt!