Nathalie G.
Elite College Admissions Expert | 100+ Students Coached
Studied at Harvard University
Works at Sendero Education
Admissions Committee
Available Wednesday at 2:30 PM UTC
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Nathalie's Coaching Offerings
Pay as you go
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Nathalie’s College Qualifications
Coaches professionally
100+ people coached for College
As a former Harvard College Admissions Officer, I reviewed over 5,500 college applications and sat on the admissions committee for the entering class across 4 years of incoming classes. In addition to working in college access nonprofits, and working in graduate admissions recruitment across various universities throughout my career, I have also advised hundreds of students in pro-bono, 1-1 consulting and group settings, helping a college prep company build their college prep curriculum, providing coaching webinars and individual guidance on everything from major selection, application strategy, extracurricular planning, independent projects / research planning, summer planning, smart approaches to standardized testing (though not test prep), college selection, college essay development, application strategy, and beyond. My goal? To enable an authentic growth experience along the journey of finding a challenging and college fit. While I'm always supportive and able to provide guidance on elite college admissions, we'll focus on making the journey itself fulfilling, capitalizing on the amazing opportunity the college admissions process offers you to get to know yourself better. My students have been admitted to schools ranging from the Ivy League, to New Ivies, and flagship public universities (with max scholarships) in majors as diverse as German studies and sociology to computer science, BS/MD, nursing, Aeorspace engineering, and beyond.
Nathalie can help with:
Editing
Recommendations
Interviews
Waitlist Strategy
School Selection
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
About Nathalie
Nathalie Galindo-Lee has dedicated her career to expanding educational and professional opportunities for individuals worldwide. An accomplished education technology professional, she has held leadership and program management roles at industry-leading companies like 2U, Google Cloud, and Udacity, emerging education/AI startups like Kyros AI, and higher education and college access nonprofits like Harvard College, UC Berkeley and College Track. She combines deep expertise in education, leadership coaching, and technology to drive success. As an Executive Coach, Nathalie is dedicated to helping professionals unlock their potential and lead with clarity. Her coaching approach centers on partnering with leaders to enable a personalized creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. Nathalie is currently pursuing her Associate Certified Coach certification from the International Coaching Federation through Georgetown University's Executive Leadership Coaching program. Finally, Nathalie holds a B.A. from Harvard College, an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and an M.B.A. from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School; she is pursuing ACC Certification from the International Coaching Federation and will complete the Georgetown Exectuve. She loves living through the ups and downs of early motherhood with her wife and daughter in Maryland, and relishes every opportunity to dance: whether it's a spontaneous living room dance party, salsa dancing with her family, or a line dance nearby.
Why do I coach?
The proudest moments in my professional career have involved coaching and mentoring professionals around me and watching them grow into their leadership. Whether we create a space to identify limiting beliefs, imagine new possibilities, and take tangible steps towards making those goals a reality, my coachees Coaching, to me, is transformational. When I've worked with a coach to advance my own leadership and professional development, or received the right guidance to pursue my educational dreams, I have found the experience key to knowing myself better, unlocking new perspectives, and discovering my own authentic way to thrive. Investing in coaching for myself helped me find the path I'm meant to lead (becoming a coach), uncover my own limiting beliefs, and develop a set of guiding principles that inform my decisions. In short, it has led me to redesign my life and to live into what brings me joy and what I do best: supporting others.
Work Experience
Founder and Coach
Sendero Education
February 2023 - Present
Hiring Manager
* Spearheaded the development and growth of Sendero Education, leveraging my background as a former Harvard Admissions Officer to provide personalized college admissions guidance. * Designed and implemented comprehensive prep curricula, focusing on strategic application advice and essay writing, significantly improving student admissions success rates. * Established key partnerships and engaged in community outreach, enhancing Sendero Education's offerings, visibility and impact.
Founder
Galindo-Lee Consulting LLC
November 2019 - Present
Hiring Manager
Independent Coaching and Consulting working with professionals and organizations to improve performance, leadership and professional growth.
Vice President
Kyros AI
March 2022 - February 2023
Kyros.ai offers AI-based products, instructor-led services, and an engaging online community, to high school students to prepare for college with ease and confidence. - Provided direct college admissions and college prep advice to 700 students and families. - Led sales operations, training and enablement for independent sales and marketing partners - Engaged external B2B partners to enhance customer acquisition through marketing and new service programs - Developed and launched FutureYou Lab (premium programs) umbrella, including piloting in-house and partner-enabled offerings - Improved core company event marketing and promotion planning and execution. Admissions, Higher Education and +9 skills
Program Manager III
Google Cloud via Adecco
February 2020 - February 2022
Managed go to market efforts to increase learners and certified Google Cloud Platform talent in higher education within the U.S.. Developed strategy analysis to inform Google Cloud learning services team's Higher Education expansion approach within the U.S.. Collaborated with faculty to launch Google Cloud Platform materials within the Career Readiness curriculum on university campuses. Launched student and faculty-focused initiatives to increase learning and engagement with Qwiklabs and Google Cloud platform. Management, Leadership and +8 skills
Vice President of Admissions
2U Inc.
September 2018 - September 2019
Hiring Manager
Led a SaaS, B2C admissions organization of 6 Directors and a total of 80 customer-facing employees to reach revenue goals representing 6 university brands and 13 program offerings in Education Vertical. Leveraged Salesforce CRM, Tableau, Google Suite, and Excel to maximize efficiencies, quality assurance and student engagement. Collaborated with internal stakeholders across business matrix to enhance business processes, product offerings, and overall effectiveness. Initiated and executed department-wide initiatives around training, professional development, and cost-savings. Leveraged sound business judgment, communications, analytical, and relationship management skills to unlock opportunities while ensuring high quality brand representation for our partners. Oversaw admissions for graduate education programs at Vanderbilt, Fordham, USC, University of Denver, Baylor, among others. Management, Leadership and +6 skills
Director of Admissions UC Berkeley Data Science
2U Inc.
February 2018 - September 2018
Hiring Manager
Promoted to represent our most prominent partner in the Data Science vertical (UC Berkeley), leading a SaaS inside sales team of 3 managers and 19 admissions representatives across 3 offices in the U.S. and Hong Kong. Optimized Salesforce CRM to increase efficiencies across teams. Overall, liaised with university faculty and administrators to establish admissions policies, brand representation, and communications. Worked closely with internal and external stakeholders in operations, brand marketing, student success, and university partners to develop, maintain and improve recruitment, student communications, and expectations for innovative online graduate programs. Identified and recommended key strategic partnership for company and CEO to leverage for community involvement. Management, Leadership and +5 skills
Director of Admissions, NYU
2U Inc.
December 2015 - January 2018
Hiring Manager
Successfully launched 2 new admissions teams with brand new graduate degrees representing NYU; focused on hiring, training and developing a team of 2 managers and 10 Admissions Counselors to effectively support applicants with high student satisfaction. Leveraged organization and analytical skills to enhance processes and efficiencies. Overall, liaised with university faculty and administrators to establish admissions policies, brand representation, and communications. Worked closely with internal and external stakeholders in operations, brand marketing, student success, and university partners to develop, maintain and improve recruitment, student communications, and expectations for innovative online graduate programs.
Admissions Manager
2U Inc.
July 2014 - February 2016
Led 6-8 admissions representatives for UC Berkeley's Masters in Information and Data Science across offices in the U.S. and Hong Kong. Optimized processes throughout sales cycle, provided active coaching and development, quality controlled team performance and performance managed with a bend towards metrics improvement and qualitative support. Successfully executed player-coach model, by both leading team and delivering on individual contributor expectations.
Senior Admissions Counselor
2U Inc.
July 2013 - July 2014
Set active example of white-glove service and effective recruitment as individual contributor. Developed processes to recruit students, while building trainings and supporting management efforts. Coached peers while maintaining individual contributor responsibilities.
Development and Communications Associate
College Track
June 2011 - August 2012
Managed Development Department's communications and marketing targeted at high net-worth Silicon Valley donors. Coordinated communications, marketing assets, and events logistics across College Track sites; wrote grants for fundraising and growth. Supported entire organization's marketing rebranding, including website design and collateral material. Secured more than $2 million in donations through high-profile Pixar events. Ran project management for special CEO projects, including goaling, communication, coordination and data engagement across sites to enhance student and site performance.
Admissions Officer
Harvard College Admissions Office
July 2007 - May 2011
Ran recruiting and selection of applicants to Harvard College, evaluating over 5400 applications, and choosing admitted students to four undergraduate classes. Served as Harvard's Admissions representative and point of contact for students, families, and alumni in multiple U.S. cities and States. Traveled the country giving presentations to up to 1000 individuals representing Harvard College. Served as Associate Director of Student Visiting Weekend.
Education
Georgetown University
Certificate, Executive Leadership Coaching
2025 - 2025
* Developing advanced coaching skills rooted in evidence-based leadership practices. * Applying the International Coaching Federation (ICF) core competencies to executive and leadership coaching. * Enhancing self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and transformational coaching techniques. * Engaging in experiential learning, peer coaching, and real-world application of coaching methodologies. * Strengthening the ability to facilitate meaningful leadership growth and organizational impact. * Developing advanced coaching skills rooted in evidence-based leadership practices. * Applying the International Coaching Federation (ICF) core competencies to executive and leadership coaching. * Enhancing self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and transformational coaching techniques. * Engaging in experiential learning, peer coaching, and real-world application of coaching methodologies. * Strengthening the ability to facilitate meaningful leadership growth and organizational impact.
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
MBA
2017 - 2019
Harvard Graduate School of Education
M.Ed., International Education Policy
2009 - 2011
Activities and societies: -International Education Policy Advisory Board -Class Gift Committee
Harvard University
B.A., Social Studies
2003 - 2007
Admissions Committee Experience
Ran recruiting and selection of applicants to Harvard College, evaluating over 5400 applications, and choosing admitted students to four undergraduate classes. Served as Harvard's Admissions representative and point of contact for students, families, and alumni in multiple U.S. cities and States. Traveled the country giving presentations to up to 1000 individuals representing Harvard College. Served as Associate Director of Student Visiting Weekend.