Allison Whalen is the founder and CEO of Parentaly, the leading expert on pre-leave coverage planning and return-to-work success for parental leave. Parentaly partners with organizations to guide thousands of employees and their managers through parental leave — focusing on business and career continuity. Parentaly's programs are proven to drive retention, manager confidence, and stronger returns to work across some of the world's largest organizations. Allison built Parentaly after her first parental leave resulted in team disruption, missed goals, and a realization that companies were leaving working parents to figure it out alone.