Daisy Wademan Dowling

Founder & CEO, Workparent

New York City

Daisy Dowling is the author of WORKPARENT: The Complete Guide to Succeeding on the Job, Staying True to Yourself, and Raising Happy Kids (Harvard Business Review Press; May 2021). She is the founder & CEO of Workparent, an executive coaching, and training firm dedicated to helping working parents lead more successful and satisfying lives. Daisy began Workparent with a simple, bold vision: that all working parents could succeed on the job and remain true to themselves while raising terrific kids – and take pride in doing so.

As an advisor to working parents, Daisy draws on her 15 years as a human capital expert and executive coach, helping leaders at all levels improve their performance, drive the success of their teams and organizations, and find happiness in their careers. She ran global talent and leadership development efforts at four Fortune 500 companies and has worked as a consultant and advisor to clients throughout the U.S., Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

An acknowledged expert on careers, personal development, and work/life balance, she has published 16 articles in Harvard Business Review, authored dedicated chapters in the HBR Guide to Coaching Employees, the Harvard Business Review on Managing Yourself, and the HBR Guide to Work-Life Balance, as well as serving as Series Editor for The HBR Working Parents collection of books. Her original writing has also appeared in such diverse publications as the New York Times, Washington Post, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, European Business Review, Dallas Morning News, and Elle magazine. Daisy’s advice has also been featured in the LA Times, Sunday Times (UK), and on CNN.com, amongst other outlets. In 2004, her book Remember Who You Are (Harvard Business Publishing), on personal authenticity at work, became an international bestseller and has since been published in nine languages.

A graduate of Brown University and Harvard Business School, Daisy lives in New York City with her husband – a proud working father – and their two young children.