Diana Larson, M.S.
Co-Owner / Managing Partner
As Managing Partner at Align Leadership, Diana is an experienced leadership coach and facilitator who works with executives, senior leaders, individuals, and organizations navigating complexity, growth, and change. Her work brings together coaching, facilitation, and leadership development to support leaders in seeing themselves more clearly, becoming more grounded in how they lead, and more effective in how they engage others.
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Diana’s coaching work draws on an integral perspective and focuses on how leaders can grow and develop while navigating the real demands of their roles. She partners with leaders to notice patterns, assumptions, and habits that shape how they show up at work, and to experiment with new approaches that better align with their goals and values. Alongside individual coaching, Diana designs and facilitates leadership workshops and longer-form programs that invite reflection, dialogue, and application to real work challenges.
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A significant area of Diana’s work is the design and execution of narrative 360 feedback processes. She conducts in-depth stakeholder interviews and synthesizes input across diverse perspectives into clear themes that illuminate strengths, patterns, and growth edges. Her 360 work is often used to support leadership transitions, deepen coaching engagements, and as a stand-alone service for coaches who want a trusted, reliable partner to handle interviews, synthesis, and reporting.
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Earlier in her career, Diana held leadership positions and operational roles in both nonprofit and for-profit organizations, with experience spanning Human Resources, Information Technology, Quality Assurance, and Customer Service. This cross-functional background gives her a practical understanding of how organizations operate and how leadership decisions can ripple throughout. She brings a grounded, practical perspective to her work, helping leaders see what’s actually happening in their organizations and make more intentional choices about how they lead.
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Diana is a certified Integral Coach, having completed the Professional Coaching Course (PCC) with New Ventures West. She has also earned an M.S. in Nonprofit Management from Regis University and a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Iowa. Her additional professional training includes Developing Powerful Enneagram Skills (Chestnut-Paes Enneagram Academy), Conflict Management, Managing Human Performance, Coaching Skills for Supervisors and Managers, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
In her words...
What do you love about this work?
I love the client-facing work—especially working with senior leaders and executives, talking about the Enneagram with clients, conducting narrative 360 feedback processes, and engaging in one-on-one coaching. I also really enjoy designing and delivering leadership programs. Ultimately, what I love most is seeing the work we do matter. Whether it’s through individual work with a client who is able to get unstuck or shift something they’ve been struggling with, work with a leadership team in need of support around trust or communication, or helping an organization bring its values to life, I get a great deal of joy and fulfillment from seeing people transformed by the work we do.
What else brings you energy in life?
Aristotle is believed to have once said, “Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, there lies your vocation.” My dad is believed to have once said, “What the heck is a ‘volunteer’ job?” What brings me energy is finding those places Aristotle spoke of, where I can be of service doing something I love and am adept at, and ideally, in another country. To my parents’ chagrin, my first job out of college was as a volunteer English teacher in the public-school system in Costa Rica. Since then, I have worked and volunteered with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in many countries, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Nepal. Decades later, I am still running a scholarship program for disadvantaged high school students in the community where I lived in Costa Rica.
What is something you like to do outside of your work with Align?
I love to play. I’ve always enjoyed sports and games, and I spent 20 years playing full-contact women’s rugby. While my rugby days are now behind me, I still love a good card game or board game (Settlers of Catan is a favorite), and in the last few years I’ve taken up pickleball. I also enjoy hiking throughout beautiful Colorado and have recently rediscovered the joys of tree climbing.