H. Sandra Bang

Sandra Bang is a consultant and certified executive coach. She helps people and organizations gain clarity and achieve their professional and business goals by actively listening with empathy, reframing perspectives within context, and providing strategic guidance. With her candid and pragmatic approach, Sandra facilitates outcomes for clients that are impactful and beneficial, particularly in the areas of inclusive leadership, team management and motivation, navigating complex organizations, leveling up and getting promotion ready, self-awareness and self-empowerment, and leadership pivots. 

Sandra brings to her coaching and advisory work 25 plus years of experience in professional services, having created and executed business informed leadership and talent management strategies that produced measurable results, new processes, and culture change. Most recently, Sandra served as the Chief Diversity & Talent Strategy at the international law firm, Shearman & Sterling LLP, creating the vision for and leading the execution of the firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion, professional development, legal recruitment, and partner services strategies globally. A sought-after subject matter expert, Sandra has spoken and presented at events hosted by the Practising Law Institute (“PLI”), the New York City Bar Association, the Center for Women in Law, the Conference Board, the Center for Talent Innovation, the Professional Development Consortium (“PDC”), the Professional Development Institute, the Association for Legal Career Professionals, the National Association for Law Placement, the Transportation Lawyers Association, various law schools and firms, and others. Sandra is also a contributing author to An Associate’s First Year: A Guide to Thriving at a Law Firm, published by PLI. She is currently a Trusted Advisor with the PDC and a member of PLI’s Customer Advisory Committee.

Sandra began her legal career as a litigator in Canada. Her passion for inclusion, talent development, and executive coaching led her from practicing law to people management. Sandra earned her coaching certification after having completed the Advanced Coaching Intensive at Columbia University. Sandra also has a Bachelor of Science from Queen’s University, in Kingston, Ontario, and a Bachelor of Laws from Windsor University, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.