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Books by Elena Botelho and Kim Powell

Elena Botelho and Kim Powell are partners at ghSMART, an executive advisory firm that has assessed thousands of leaders over several decades. Their CEO Genome research project, covering more than 17,000 executives, forms the empirical foundation of The CEO Next Door. Botelho specializes in CEO and board effectiveness and has advised companies across technology, private equity, and Fortune 500 contexts. Powell focuses on executive development and career acceleration. Both bring a research-practitioner background that distinguishes the book from leadership titles based primarily on anecdote or single-company observation.