PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
MARYANNE PEABODY
Maryanne is co-founder of Stybel, Peabody & Associates and President of Board
Options, Inc. Founded in 2000, Board Options is a consulting firm that works to assist
Boards of Directors in continuous improvement in Governance. Board Options also
works with Boards and CEOs to be more effective problem solving units. One area of
specialization is assisting Boards in the development and implementation of Board of
Directors Self-Evaluation Programs that assess both quantitative and qualitative
governance performance.
An organization development consultant, she has assisted Executive Management and
their Boards in the areas of leadership effectiveness since 1981 as a founding principal in
Stybel, Peabody & Associates.
Prior to founding that firm, Maryanne held leadership positions in start-up health care
organizations.
Maryanne was on the Board of Directors of the New England Chapter of the National
Association of Corporate Directors. She is a founder of NACD’s “Best Practices”
seminar. She has also served on the Board of a company that builds and manages
assisted living facilities for low income elderly and is currently on the Board of Directors
for a non-profit company that provides long term care for low income elderly.
As an elected official and Chairman of the Town of Wayland's Board of Health,
Maryanne also gained experience in key environmental issues facing Massachusetts
communities. She currently serves on the Town’s Personnel Board
Maryanne’s MBA is from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where she was the
first recipient of the Hoblitzelle Foundation's Women in Business Scholarship. She has a
certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University and advanced training in
organizational behavior from Columbia University.
She is a contributing author to the book, Harvard Business Review on Managing Your
Career. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business
Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and The Boston Globe.