# Sohyoung Ward

> Sohyoung Choo Ward is the founder, trainer and coach behind True Level Leaders. Her unusually varied career runs from physics and economics at MIT through portfolio analysis at BlackRock, public policy at Harvard, law at Michigan, and corporate restructuring at Cadwalader and Greenberg Traurig. Today she works with leaders, teams, creatives and entrepreneurs across the United States, United Kingdom, Europe and Asia, connecting the analytical discipline of her former professions with a practice centered on awareness, imagination and deliberate change.

- **Role:** Founder, Trainer and Coach at True Level Leaders
- **Organizations:** True Level Leaders, Natural Success Academy, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, BlackRock
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Physics, minor in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Master of Public Policy in International Trade and Finance, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Juris Doctor, University of Michigan Law School, Certification for Holistic Health Counselor, Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Level 1 Kundalini Yoga Teacher, Golden Bridge Yoga, Completion of Accreditation, Natural Success Academy
- **Known for:** Built a multidisciplinary career spanning physics, economics, institutional portfolio analysis, public policy, corporate restructuring law and leadership coaching., Founded True Level Leaders in 2020., Coaches creatives and entrepreneurs in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.

## Career timeline

- **1999-2002** — Worked as a financial analyst at BlackRock, analyzing portfolios and risk metrics, managing institutional client relationships and leading portfolio analysts.
- **2008-2009** — Worked as an associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.
- **2009-2013** — Practiced corporate restructuring law at Greenberg Traurig, representing debtors and creditors in Chapter 11 reorganizations.
- **2020-present** — Founded True Level Leaders and began coaching executives, institutional leaders, creatives and entrepreneurs.
- **2026-06** — Appeared on The JOY Hour to discuss the tension between safe choices and true ones, family expectations, imagination and change.

## Achievements

- Built a multidisciplinary career spanning physics, economics, institutional portfolio analysis, public policy, corporate restructuring law and leadership coaching.
- Founded True Level Leaders in 2020.
- Coaches creatives and entrepreneurs in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.
- Managed portfolio-analysis teams and institutional client relationships at BlackRock.
- Represented debtors and creditors through Chapter 11 reorganizations at major law firms.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Featured in Episode 82 of The JOY Hour, 'Choosing the Path That Is True,' in a 39-minute conversation about career identity, family expectations, softness, imagination and choosing change.

## Links

- Website: https://truelevelleaders.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sohyoung-choo-ward-98887722

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Last updated: 2026-09-27