Jane Horan, EdD
Founder, The Horan Group
Jane Horan, EdD
Founder, The Horan Group
Education
- Doctor of Education (EdD), Cross-Cultural Leadership, University of Bristol
- MA, Organisational Design, The Fielding Institute
- BA, Social Ecology, UC Irvine
Coaching Methodology
- Cross-Cultural Narrative Inquiry (doctoral research basis)
- Inclusive Inquiry (Jane Horan, EdD, Palgrave, 2026)
Certifications
- Thinking Environment Practitioner (Nancy Kline)
- Hogan Leadership Series
- Inclusive Leadership Compass (ILC)
- Intelligent Career Card System (ICCS)
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Areas of Expertise
- Inclusive Leadership and Advisory
- Evidence-Based Coaching
- Talent Management and Onboarding
- Career Purpose and Transitions
- Mid-Career and Dual Career Professionals
- Organisational Inclusion and Culture Change
- Leadership and Team Development
- Political Savvy and Conscious Decision Making
How Jane Can Help
- Advisory
- Strategy Sessions
- Speaking and Keynotes
- Research
- Coaching
- Facilitated Workshops
Languages
English, Spanish, Mandarin
Jane Horan, EdD works at the intersection of research, leadership, and organisational systems.
She is known for seeing what others miss the patterns in how organisations include or exclude people, the moments where a leader’s behaviour shapes culture without anyone naming it, and the career junctures where talented professionals quietly disengage.
Her work is built on over twenty-five years of practice across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States, and on a body of research that spans cross-cultural leadership, gender equity in higher education, career purpose, and the behaviours that make inclusion real rather than rhetorical.
The Work
In 2026, Jane published her fourth book, Coaching Inclusion: Empowering Behaviours for Positive Change (Palgrave). It draws on her research and practice to offer leaders a practical, evidence-based approach to inclusive leadership. The book introduces Inclusive Inquiry, a methodology Jane developed for leaders and advisors who want to shift how they listen, question assumptions, and understand their impact on others in real time, in the conversations that matter most.
Her earlier books include I Wish I’d Known That Earlier in My Career: The Power of Positive Workplace Politics (John Wiley & Sons), used by corporate universities globally; How Asian Women Lead: Lessons for Global Corporations; and Now It’s Clear: The Career You Own, which includes her Career Manifesto, a framework for professionals ready to take ownership of the direction and meaning of their working lives.
Jane writes regularly on inclusion, leadership, political savvy and career purpose. She has published over 100 articles on Medium and has contributed to Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Quartz, the Economist Intelligence Unit, the South China Morning Post, the Straits Times, and other publications.
Academic and Research Roles
Jane holds a Doctor of Education from the University of Bristol, where her doctoral research used Cross-Cultural Narrative Inquiry to examine the experiences of Asian women leaders.
She has lectured at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, Singapore Management University, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a Senior Fellow with the Conference Board, an Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of Hong Kong, and formerly, Adjunct Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Consulting and Client Work
With over twenty years of corporate experience at Mondelez, Disney, and GE, Jane brings both organisational and practitioner knowledge to her advisory and consulting work. Her clients include Asian Development Bank (ADB), BP, Barclays, Credit Suisse, HSBC, KKR, Unilever, HP, Microsoft, Jones Lang LaSalle, and others across financial services, professional services, technology, and the public sector.
Board and Advisory Roles
Jane served on the Board of Directors for the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations and for two years on the Board of Governors for the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore.
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Jane regularly speaks on Diversity and Inclusion, Political Savvy and Career Purpose at live events.