High-Performing, Human Centered, Sustainable.
About
At Cultivate, we believe that the intersection of effective leadership and employee well-being is the cornerstone of high-performing teams.
Tara Antonipillai
Tara Antonipillai is a leadership and well-being consultant who helps organizations build high-performing teams and cultures that thrive. She brings a rare blend of experience—as a former Big Law attorney, an applied psychology practitioner, and a certified executive coach.
Through Cultivate, Tara works with leadership teams, practice groups, and firms to create cultures where excellence is sustainable and well-being is strategic. Her programs are deeply evidence-based, drawing from performance psychology, behavioral science, and positive organizational scholarship.
She partners closely with clients to build internal capacity and design systems that outlast any one speaker, coach, or initiative.
She and her husband live in Arlington, VA with their four children and their chocolate lab (Judy).
Education & Experience
- University of Pennsylvania, Applied Positive Psychology, MAPP
- Leadership & Performance Coaching, Brown University
- Georgetown University, A.B., J.D.
- Arnold & Porter LLP, tax group
Certifications & Training
- ICF Accredited Executive Coach
- Mental Health First Aid Certified Instructor, National Council for Well-being