Dr. Elayne Chou

About Elayne


During the past 15 years, Dr. Chou has helped hundreds of individuals assess their strengths and leadership potential using individual personality and career development assessments. Drawing on her expertise in diversity in the workplace, Dr. Chou enjoys coaching professionals as they progress in their global careers. She has worked with organizations in sectors ranging from government to higher education, healthcare, industry, manufacturing, and non-profit.

Dr. Chou has been a postdoctoral fellow at UC-Berkeley; a visiting scholar at Renmin University in Beijing, China; a lecturer at UC-Irvine and The Ohio State University; and has held adjunct faculty positions at San Francisco State University, The Wright Institute, and Diablo Valley College. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Asian American Psychological Association, and the National Career Development Association, and serves on the boards of three organizations.

Dr. Chou holds a B.A. degree in psychology from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from The Ohio State University.