Iyad Uakoub

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Iyad Uakoub is a leadership coach, behavioral scientist, and startup advisor. He heads behavioral science research at Sounding Board, a VC-backed leader development platform that serves enterprise clients.

Iyad led Learning & Development, Talent, and People Operations programs at three multibillion dollar tech startups in Silicon Valley. He served as a career educator, faculty fellow, and lecturer at Stanford, Purdue, and California State, the United Nations, Localized, where he designed nationally recognized coaching and data insights interventions.

He’s also the Founder and CEO of Sparathon, the first behavior design-based learning & coaching consultancy for leaders, founders, and early-stage startups. 

He sits on the board of advisors of HR.com, Harvard Business Review, and the Digital Coaching Committee at the International Coaching Federation. He is also a fellow at Harvard Institute of Coaching, a Fulbrighter, and an academically-trained scholar in organizational behavior, psychology, behavioral science, and human resources from Purdue, USF, Stanford, and Harvard. Iyad’s research interests focus on leadership development, evidence-based coaching, inclusion, women of color, and meaningful work.