Margaret Smith

Executive Coach

Margaret Smith is a coach, business economist, and author. She is passionate about systems thinking and helping individuals, teams, and organizations achieve their highest potential. She is open-minded, curious, and humble. She listens well and is a wonderful collaborator, helping the teams she serves find better answers. Margaret also helps clients build financial acumen and use self-awareness to develop positive habits. 

She is a Certified Integral Coach, an authorized Enneagram Teacher, and a Certified Financial Planner. Margaret received her PhD in Business Economics from Harvard and her BA/MA from Yale. For over a decade, she was an adjunct professor at the Drucker Business School in Claremont, Claremont McKenna College, and was an economics professor at Pomona College. Originally from New York, she now lives with her husband, Professor Gary Smith, in Newport Beach, CA.