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Debra is passionate about guiding individuals to identify their unique capabilities, contributions and options. Her data-driven tools and proven processes ease successful transitions: in the decade since launching MBA Navigator, she has coached nearly one thousand thriving professionals.  Applying expertise in career development, organizational dynamics and conflict resolution, MBA Navigator helps leaders envision and effectively communicate their stories to achieve their desired success. 

Debra’s own career story drives her effectiveness as a thought partner.  Her experience includes leadership roles in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, research at Harvard Business School for the award-winning book Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America (HBS Press), and author for national publications including Inc. While she led People Strategy for Cambridge Innovation Center, The Boston Globe profiled her outstanding ability to select and develop talented candidates. Debra earned her BA in psychology and American Studies from Wellesley College and her MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where she was awarded the Miriam Sherburne Scholarship for leadership and community service. She relishes time with her first-grade son and kindergartener daughter.

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Debra Woog McGinty has helped hundreds of clients explore their unique abilities and evaluate their options to achieve their individual definitions of success.

Client Story:

"Debra, you listen very well, you know people very well, you have this innate sixth sense, and you're empathetic. I feel I can be honest, tell you where I have weakness, and you fill in that weakness or void. My weakness was writing. It's not an effort for the client. You just fill in those gaps w/out making it difficult. You do it in a manner that makes the whole thing pleasant and it works. You accomplish the goal of doing what we set out to do in a way that's not stressful for me. I wouldn't have known where to start. You have a mature, strong core that has a universal understanding of how humans are; that's the great thing. You seem to customize your methods and approach around each person's quirks. That kind of tailoring to individual needs is what the information age is crying out for." -- Career Changer