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Jim Lane, PC

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Owner & Executive Leadership Coach at Jim Lane Coaching
📍 Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States

Jim Lane is an Owner and Executive Leadership Coach at Jim Lane Coaching, specializing in human-centered executive coaching for tech leaders. He leverages 25 years of experience leading teams in startups and large organizations like CNN and Oracle.

Outside of his professional coaching, Jim is an academic advisor for the University of Marylands Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction program and mentors designers through adplist. org.

People often call him an excellent coach, a strong design leader, and a deeply empathetic individual.

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Current Role
Owner & Executive Leadership Coach
Job Level
Junior
Location
Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
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Priorities

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Executive Coaching
As the Owner & Executive Leadership Coach at Jim Lane Coaching, he focuses on helping tech leaders overcome obstacles and achieve measurable outcomes.
Product Design Leadership
With a background as a Senior Director of Product Design at CNN and VP of Design at AddThis, he has extensive experience in leading design teams and strategy.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Owner & Executive Leadership Coach
Jim Lane Coaching
11-2024
Academic Advisor
University of Maryland
12-2023
Mentor
adplist.org
7-2023 - 3-2026
Senior Director of Product Design, CNN Revenue, Growth & Commerce
CNN
2-2021 - 7-2023
Senior Director of Product Design, CNN Politics, Business, Verticals
CNN
In the press

Media appearances

Jim Lane Coaching Profile. Featured in Simply Coach
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ADPList BeMore'24 – Unlock Your Team's Potential with Coaching (featuring Jim Lane). Featured in SlideShare (adplist.org)
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Education
B.S.
Carnegie Mellon University
8-2024 - 4-2025
PC
Duquesne University Palumbo Donahue School of Business
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