If you are looking for:
A career coach who understands the strategic and emotional journey of making bolds moves across countries;
A thought partner for institutional change and program development in career readiness that brings everyone to the table;
A speaker and facilitator who inspires you and strategizes with you while making the experience joyful and communal
… then you are in the right place, Dr. Analía has your back.
Dr. Analía Gómez Vidal, C.P.C. is the founder & CEO of AGV Services LLC, a career development company that empowers career explorers make bold moves across industries and countries. She has a unique blend of extensive lived experience and impressive professional career and training working with individual professionals and with institutions to design career programs that strengthen career readiness.
She is an advocate for bringing visibility to the experience of international students and workers throughout graduate programs and job searching. She produces and hosts Lucky to Be Here, a podcast that showcases the stories of those who took big leaps to pursue lives and careers across countries.
As a mentor and coach, she serves several universities and professional associations. She is currently the Chair of the Career Diversity Committee of the American Political Science Association (APSA) through 2026.
Before founding her business, she accumulated 15 years of experience in research and consulting, working in academic, regional, and international organizations, including Fulbright Commission, the Inter-American Development Bank, and Stanford University. As a scholar, her academic research focuses primarily on gender politics in institutions and women in leadership, with work published in top-tier scholarly journals and policy publications.
Dr. Analía is also an improv performer and creative writer. She has been a performer, volunteer, and facilitator for Washington Improv Theater (WIT) for almost a decade, with appearances and contributions featured in local and national media. She developed the first free workshops for English as a Second Language participants. During her tenure in the Board of Directors, she was the founding Chair of the Data and Analytics Task Force, among other roles, bringing her perspective as a quantitative social scientist, improviser, and coach to understand and address the organization’s data needs. You can catch her performing in local theaters with the DMV’s only all-Spanish improvised telenovela, Sábado Picante. She is also a creative writer, leaning into prose and poetry in English and Spanish.
To book Dr. Analía for speaking engagements or strategic consulting, please fill out the Contact Me form below.