Selene Antonini has spent three decades proving that sustainable performance is the product of intentional leadership, compassionate coaching, and disciplined execution. An Impact Accelerator Coach and Agile Coach, she empowers organizations and the people within them to translate strategy into measurable results while building cultures that last. Her through line—across healthcare, software, transportation, government environments, and complex enterprise technology—has been to meet people where they are, raise the bar on what is possible, and deliver outcomes that outlive any single program or transformation.
Selene’s career began in the rigor of clinical technology, where precision, quality, and human impact intersected every day. After earning an Associate of Applied Science in Nuclear Medicine Technology and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Healthcare Management, she joined Siemens Medical Solutions and later GE Healthcare IT, partnering closely with physicians and radiologists to improve image quality, clinician workflow, and connectivity across the healthcare enterprise. Those years forged her commitment to evidence-based decision making and customer-centric design. They also taught her how to turn competing priorities into coherent roadmaps, culminating in the simultaneous release of thirteen features across two major projects and the development of mobile solutions used by clinicians on both iOS and Android.
Selene’s transition from product ownership to organizational leadership flowed naturally from her ability to translate clinical insight into software that mattered. As a Product Owner and Business Analyst at GE Healthcare IT, and later as a Staff Digital Product Manager within GE Transportation, she learned to navigate ambiguity with grace. She convened workshops that surfaced hidden pain points, aligned multi-disciplinary teams, and transformed insights into roadmaps tied to clear milestones. The result was consistent delivery against critical customer commitments and a reputation as a change agent who could connect voice-of-customer with engineering reality.
Her pivot into full-time Agile leadership amplified that impact. At IAA, Selene supported more than twenty Scrum teams, establishing a cohesive delivery methodology and an Agile playbook that brought predictability and transparency to a complex portfolio. She introduced newsletters that did more than celebrate wins; they created a shared identity around Agile values and made improvement visible. By partnering with Senior Leadership on metrics and maturity indicators, she ensured that coaching wasn’t an abstract ideal but a practical lever for quality, accountability, and growth.
At Northern Trust and Panduit, Selene refined the craft of building healthy backlogs, facilitating essential ceremonies with purpose, and mentoring Scrum Masters and Product Owners to autonomy. She created communities of practice that outlasted projects, equipping teams to inspect, adapt, and accelerate. Her work replaced firefighting with flow, and ad-hoc decision making with data-informed choices aligned to customer value.
Selene’s tenure with eviCore Healthcare (Cigna) showcased her ability to scale influence without diluting rigor. Supporting more than twenty-three teams, she coached Product Owners to articulate crisp product visions, prioritize effectively, and strengthen stakeholder alignment. She set practical KPIs that promoted transparency, boosted Agile maturity, and clarified the line of sight from backlog to business outcome. Her coaching style—equal parts clear standards and genuine care—helped emerging leaders step into presence, navigate conflict, and communicate with intention.
Since 2021, Selene has served as an Agile Coach at Argonne National Laboratory through Apex Systems, where the stakes are high and the problems are complex. Mentoring Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts, and managers across six software development teams, she introduced an Agile maturity framework supported by bi-annual assessments, a robust Agile playbook, and a cadence of leadership coaching. Those interventions did more than raise scores; they contributed to a sustained twenty-five percent uplift in team efficiency, the discovery of numerous process improvements, and a shared language for excellence rooted in Scrum, Kanban, and XP.
Beyond day jobs and job titles, Selene is a global mentor with Women in Agile, supporting professionals worldwide as they grow in capability and confidence. She believes mentorship should be practical and inclusive, focused on equipping people to lead with courage, integrity, and a bias for action. Whether coaching an aspiring Scrum Master, a new Product Owner, or a senior executive, she brings the same blend of candor and empathy that transforms feedback into fuel.
Selene’s professional credibility is anchored by a portfolio of respected certifications and an ongoing commitment to mastery. She is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation and holds the Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP) credentials from iPEC, along with the COR.E Leadership Dynamics Specialist designation. On the Agile side, she is a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP-SM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Agile Leader (CAL1), ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP), and SAFe 5 Agilist. These badges matter not as ornaments but as evidence of a professional who insists on pairing practice with principle.
Her thought leadership extends to the written and spoken word. Selene is the author of Agile/Scrum Culture (2024), 7 Essentials to Leadership for Managers (2024), Reinventing Social Anxiety (2025), and The Spirit of a Superhero (2017). As an honored speaker for the Southwest Missouri Subchapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, she has bridged technical depth and accessible learning, a skill she carries into every workshop and executive session. Audiences trust her because she makes complex ideas usable, and because she ties inspiration to implementation.
What sets Selene apart as a prospective board member is the union of strategy, operating discipline, and human-centered leadership. She has operated at enterprise scale in regulated, safety-critical environments; she has shipped products that clinicians rely on; and she has built coaching systems that elevate teams without overwhelming them. She brings an operator’s eye for throughput and quality, a coach’s ear for capability and culture, and a product leader’s insistence that every initiative connect to customer value and mission outcomes.
Selene is actively exploring board and advisory opportunities across IT and Software, Healthcare, Government, Transportation, and Automotive. She is candid about where she adds the most value: product and operating models, strategic planning, quality systems, and leadership development. She enjoys partnering with CEOs and executive teams to align OKRs with the work on the ground, establish lean governance, and cultivate leaders who can scale culture as quickly as they scale technology. For organizations seeking a director who will both challenge and champion them, Selene offers a rare blend of depth, range, and heart.
Character:
Selene’s leadership is anchored in integrity and a steadfast commitment to do what is right for customers, teams, and the mission. She demonstrates courage by telling the truth with care, even when the stakes are high or the timelines are tight. She models accountability, invites feedback, and turns learning into action that strengthens trust over time.
Knowledge:
She combines clinical and enterprise software experience with advanced coaching credentials, enabling her to solve problems at the intersection of people, process, and product. Her mastery of Agile and product frameworks is both theoretical and applied, proven across highly regulated industries and large-scale portfolios. She continuously invests in professional development to ensure that her guidance reflects the latest thinking and the most practical tools.
Strategic:
Selene translates vision into operating rhythms, metrics, and behaviors that teams can execute against day after day. She aligns portfolios with customer value, sequencing initiatives to de-risk delivery while protecting quality and culture. She is adept at designing lean governance that accelerates decision-making without sacrificing transparency.
Communication:
Selene is a clear, empathetic communicator who turns complex concepts into shared understanding and aligned action. She coaches leaders to speak with presence and to listen for what is said—and unsaid—so decisions are informed and durable. She writes and speaks in a way that inspires confidence while clarifying expectations and next steps.
