Outpace Coach

Natalie Rothfels

Co-Founder and Leadership Coach, OIR @ Reforge | Previously Principal Product Manager @ Quizlet and Khan Academy

Coach Bio

Natalie Rothfels is a product leader with a decade of experience building, launching, and scaling at Khan Academy, Quizlet, and Reforge. A leadership coach with a background in Internal Family Systems therapy, she works with product executives and co-founders around the tough personal and interpersonal challenges required for building and growing successful companies. She is also a serial hobbyist and wants to hear about your latest art project or social experiment.

Career Highlights
  • Operator in Residence, Reforge
  • Leadership and Executive Coach, Thorntail
  • Principal Product Manager, Quizlet
  • New Leaders Council, Fellow
  • Product Manager, Khan Academy
  • Fulbright Scholar
Company Experience
  • Reforge
  • Quizlet
  • New Leaders Council
  • Khan Academy
  • Fulbright Scholar

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