LONDON 17 AUGUST – Thinkers50, the global authority on management thinking, has unveiled its 2026 Coaches50, supported by Coaching.com.
Announced every two years, the Coaches50 list identifies and celebrates 50 executive coaches who are making a significant contribution to leadership, management, and organisations across the world.
“We see the coaching community as playing a vital part in our ecosystem and having a big impact on thought leadership,” explains Thinkers50 co-founder, Des Dearlove.
“As well as being originators of ideas, coaches are the honeybees of best practice: cross pollinating the world of practitioners with the freshest and best ideas wherever they come from.”
“Coaches50 celebrates some of the people doing the most thoughtful and consequential work in coaching today,” adds Charlotte Jordan, CEO of Coaching.com.
“They are not simply contributing ideas; they are challenging the profession to think differently, raising the quality of practice and expanding what coaching can make possible. We’re incredibly proud to support Thinkers50 in recognising their contribution.”
2026 Coaches50
In alphabetical order, the 2026 Coaches50 are:
- Jennifer Garvey Berger
- Ann Betz & Ursula Pottinga
- Robert Biswas-Diener
- Peter Bregman
- Valorie Burton
- Ron Carucci
- Shirzad Chamine
- Peter Chee
- Nihar Chhaya
- Alisa Cohn
- Gena Cox
- Bruna De Palo
- David Drake
- Maja Djikic
- Scott Eblin
- Chester Elton
- Tasha Eurich
- Hortense le Gentil
- David Goldsmith
- Adrian Gostick
- Ruth Gotian & Andy Lopata
- Janet M. Harvey
- Peter Hawkins
- Jesse Hsu
- Jeffrey Hull & Margaret Moore
- Amy Jen Su
- Shweta Jhajharia
- Atchara Juicharern
- Ben Koh
- David Lancefield
- Jacquelyn Lane & Scott Osman
- John Mattone
- Sharon Melnick
- Julia Milner
- Haesun Moon
- Reeta Nathwani
- David Noble
- Lisa Orbé-Austin
- Divya Parekh
- Jonathan Reitz
- Marcia Reynolds
- Neha Sangwan
- Liz Simpson
- Tracy Sinclair
- Nicky Terblanche
- Bonita Thompson
- Brian O. Underhill
- Hitendra Wadhwa
- Caroline Webb
- Andrew White
Members of the Coaches50 are selected according to three key levels of criteria:
- experience and professional reputation
- influence and impact
- activity and engagement
Within these three levels are considered key factors such as client impact, peer recognition, media presence, published content, contribution to the coaching profession, and engagement within the global coaching community. The coach’s qualifications, depth of experience, professional development, and expertise in a specific area of coaching are also taken into consideration.
ABOUT THINKERS50
Founded in 2001 by business journalists Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer, Thinkers50 began as the first global Ranking of Management Thinkers. Over the past quarter century, it has grown into a worldwide platform and a vibrant Community. Today, Thinkers50 encompasses the Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Awards alongside the Hall of Fame, Radar, Coaching Legends, Leaders50, Coaches50, and curated Booklists. The Thinkers50 London Summit & Awards Gala has been described by the Financial Times as the “Oscars of management thinking.”
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2 November 2026
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