Darcy Illg

Darcy Illg has 15+ years of experience heading Finance and Business Operations within global high growth services companies in roles from Operations Manager to CFO. As a Vice President at Wells Fargo, one of the world’s largest banks, Darcy leads a team that presents complex financial and operational information in relevant narratives for senior managers and executives.

Darcy is also Lecturer at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, where she teaches in the core MBA class, Leadership Communications. Darcy helps MBA students identify their authentic leadership style, connect deeply with others, and inspire others through story.

Darcy has served on several non-profit boards in various capacities from financial to operational to executive roles. She is also actively sought out as a speaker for highly technical groups looking to provide storytelling training for individuals who “talk in numbers.” Recent speaking engagements include Financial Executives International, American Society of Appraisers and CFA Society of San Francisco.

Darcy earned an MBA from Berkeley-Haas, is a Certified Management Accountant, and holds a Certificate in International Financial Reporting from ACCA. She studied storytelling, voice and presentation skills at Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute and with founding members of the Centre Artistique International Roy Hart in Malérargues, France.

Darcy lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her daughters and husband, who left the business world behind to care for their daughters full time. Darcy’s favorite activity, after playing with numbers in spreadsheets, is to sit down with friends over good food to share stories and ideas.