Caitlyn McGinley

Caitlyn McGinley coaches students and professionals in college admissions, executive functioning and career moves into product management. She leads AI Service Transformation at Natera. She is a former Stanford researcher. She has worked in research, clinical, school and workplace settings for over 5 years and has worked with over 800 people on school and work placement. She also helps people get accommodations at work and in school.

What Caitlyn helps with

Caitlyn helps students plan and build strong college applications. She also helps people with learning differences build executive function skills and move into product management roles.

• Choosing schools and building a college application
• Planning the activities page early for college applications
• Time management, planning and organization for people with ADHD
• Support for dyslexia, autism, anxiety and OCD at work and in admissions
• Getting accommodations at work and school
• Moving into product management from a non-traditional background
• Resume reviews and case interview prep for PM roles
• Building a personal project for a PM portfolio

Who Caitlyn works with

Caitlyn works with students preparing for college admissions, often starting as early as possible. She also works with adults and students who have learning differences such as dyslexia, ADHD, autism, anxiety and OCD. She coaches career changers who want to move into product management from other backgrounds.

How Caitlyn works

For college consulting, Caitlyn uses a 0 to 1 approach. She prefers to start with students early so they can work on the activities page of the application together. She finds each student's strengths, builds a competitive profile and helps them tell their story in their own voice. For executive functioning, she builds coping skills in time management, metacognition, planning, prioritizing and organization. For product management, she can craft a personal project for your portfolio.

Background and qualifications

Caitlyn leads AI Service Transformation at Natera. She moved into product management from education and now works in edtech product management and operations. She is a former Stanford researcher. She has worked as an executive functioning expert across research, clinical, school and workplace settings for over 5 years. She has worked with over 800 people on school and work placement. She previously headed a legal advocacy clinic for students with disabilities.

Caitlyn McGinley pricing

Programs and services

• College consulting
• Executive function and neurodiversity coaching
• Product management coaching
• Resume review and case interview prep
• Personal portfolio project for product management

Caitlyn McGinley reviews

Caitlyn McGinley has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 17 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.

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