About Barbara Harrington
I know the room from the inside.
Synthetic organic chemist. Pharmaceutical industry veteran. Decision Architect. Creator of The Elizabeth Effect™.

The through line
Science, decisions, and what comes next.
I’ve watched versions of this pattern in women for over 35 years, first beside them at the bench, now across the table.
I began as a synthetic organic chemist and spent decades in pharmaceutical science and consulting, including Ciba-Geigy and Novartis. My work contributed to therapies including Diovan™, Femara™, Foradil™, and Trileptal™.
Today I work with senior women in science-led industries, typically 45+, who are navigating a high-stakes pivot involving consulting, advisory work, board service, entrepreneurship, or a next chapter that fits who they are now.
I have been trained in neuroscience-based coaching methodologies, and I bring those tools into a broader Decision Intelligence and Decision Architecture process that also includes strategic decision analysis, option design, evidence gathering, and practical experimentation.
I’m not your typical career, life, or executive coach.
I architect high-stakes decisions.
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