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Recognising the world’s most influential executive coaches

About

Behind every great leader is a great coach or mentor. We need look no further than Ancient Greece to see the power of the trusted advisor: Socrates taught Plato; Plato schooled Aristotle; and Aristotle mentored Alexander the Great. That’s quite a run!

The Greeks would have called them mentors; in the modern world of business we call them executive coaches. As well as being originators of ideas, today’s executive coaches are the honeybees of best practice – cross pollinating the world of practitioners with the best ideas wherever they come from. But who are the most influential executive coaches? Who are the most admired and sought after leadership advisors?

That is the question that inspired Coaches50, a brand new list compiled by Thinkers50, and supported by Coaching.com. Coaches50 identifies and celebrates 50 executive coaches who are making a significant contribution to leadership, management, and organisations across the world.

Selection process

Coaches50 is selected by Thinkers50 based on the criteria listed below. We would like to thank Coaching.com for their assistance in shaping the criteria and canvassing nominations.

The first level of analysis considers the coach’s experience and professional reputation:

The second level of analysis considers their influence and impact:

The third level of analysis considers their activity and engagement:

ABOUT LEADERS50

About Leaders50

Which leaders inspire you?  Every two years Thinkers50 asks this question of the hundreds of thinkers in its community of world-leading management thinkers. The result is the Leaders50, a unique and compelling listing of 50 inspiring leaders drawn from around the world. 

Leaders50 provides a bridge between thinkers and practitioners. All the leaders featured in Leaders50 are currently active leaders in organisations. These organisations are significant in scope and/or impact. They may be for profit or not-for-profit, but must be independently financially viable.

Leaders50 aims to ignite a global conversation about what twenty-first century leadership can and should be. It celebrates and enables better understanding of the inspiring leadership practice and philosophies of leaders who are making a positive impact in the world. Through this Leaders50 contributes to the development of the next generation of leaders worldwide and to the impact of great leadership. 

SELECTION PROCESS

Leaders50: The Selection Process

Leaders50 is based on clear criteria which assess leadership achievement. The criteria has been developed in partnership with some of the world’s leading thinkers. 

We define leadership as inspiring purposeful action that achieves remarkable outcomes.

The foundation elements of the Leaders50 are the leader’s contribution: 

  • Organisational Impact: How is the leader enhancing their organisation’s performance and aligning it with a clear, purposeful vision?  
  • Economic Contribution: Is the leader’s work contributing to the local, national or global economy in a positive way?
  • Social Purpose: Is the leader advancing social and environmental sustainability, ensuring that their initiatives benefit both humanity and the planet in a harmonious and lasting manner?

The second level of analysis is concerned with character: 

  • Role Model: Does the leader act as a positive role model for future leaders by demonstrating empathy, ethical behaviour, and inspiring others through their actions?
  • Stakeholder Satisfaction: To what extent does the leader foster stakeholder satisfaction, particularly among employees and customers, by creating a culture of trust and collaboration?
  • Leadership Style: Does the leader exhibit a distinctive and effective leadership style that positively influences the organisation’s culture, innovation and overall success?

The final element looks to the future and the ability of the leader to build a lasting legacy. In particular, we ask:

  • Leadership Development: Is the leader and their organisation successfully developing leaders who are prepared to meet future challenges and opportunities? 
  • Organisational Resilience and Adaptability: Is the leader fostering organisational resilience and adaptability by equipping individuals with the skills, mindset, and resources needed to thrive in a rapidly changing environment?
  • Visionary Impact: Does the leader have a compelling and forward-thinking vision that inspires others and drives the organisation toward long-term success and sustainability?

The criteria are shared with members of the global Thinkers50 Community of thought-leaders. They are then invited to nominate the thinkers who inspire their own thinking and work. This provides a powerful connection from thinking to practice and vice versa. Nominations are then researched and vetted against the criteria above by the Thinkers50 team alongside Community members.

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The 2024 Coaches50 will be announced on 21 October 2024.

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EVERY OTHER YEAR IN OCTOBER

Brenda Bence

Brenda Bence

A pioneer in the field of leadership personal branding, Brenda Bence is the author of 11 award-winning books, including The Forgotten Choice (2021), Leading You (2016), Master the Brand Called YOU (2014), and Would You Want to Work For You? (2014). Prior to joining the coaching profession, Brenda led billion-dollar global businesses as a senior executive in Fortune 100 corporations including Procter & Gamble and Bristol-Myers Squibb. She has since coached executives from 60 nationalities across 70 different industries.

Brenda Bence

007 coaching shortlist Jennifer Garvey Berger

Jennifer Garvey Berger

Jennifer Garvey Berger is co-founder and CEO of Cultivating Leadership, a consultancy that focuses on how to use complexity for advantage. Her 2022 book, Unleash Your Complexity Genius, provides a set of practices that help not just to understand complexity but also to hack into your own nervous system to bring your natural capacities back online. Jennifer is also the author of Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps (2019); Simple Habits for Complex Times (2015); and Changing on the Job (2013).

Jennifer Garvey Berger

Ann Betz & Ursula Pottinger

Ann Betz & Ursula Pottinga

Co-founders of BEabove Leadership, Ann Betz and Ursula Pottinga co-developed the BEabove Leadership’s popular training programme for advanced coaches: Neuroscience, Consciousness and Transformational Coaching. Ann is co-author of Integration: The Power of Being Co-Active in Work and Life (2015) and Coaching the Spirit (2011), while Ursula is co-author of The Guide to Getting It: Remarkable Management Skills (2003), Create a New Normal  (2007), and Universal Intentions (2013).

Ann Betz & Ursula Pottinga

006 coaching shortlist Robert Biswas Diener

Robert Biswas-Diener

Known as the ‘Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology,’ Robert Biswas-Diener’s research has parachuted him into different cultures around the world. His most recent book is Positive Provocation (2023). Previous titles include the New York Times bestseller, The Upside of Your Dark Side (2014), The Courage Quotient (2012), and the 2007 PROSE Award winner, Happiness. Robert is a regular contributor to the Global Council for Happiness and Wellbeing and is the chairperson for the Working Group on Wellbeing for the Global Health Council.

Robert Biswas-Diener

001 coaching shortlist Peter Bregman

Peter Bregman

Peter Bregman’s award-winning books include You CAN Change Other People (2021), Leading With Emotional Courage (2018), and 18 Minutes (2012) – a Wall Street Journal bestseller and Axiom Business Book award winner. He is the creator of the Big Arrow process, a scaling tool that aligns a company’s internal and external coaches with each other and the organisation’s objectives. Peter was named to the Thinkers50 Radar in 2019 and was shortlisted for the Thinkers50 2021 Coaching and Mentoring Award.

Peter Bregman

Coaches50 Valorie Burton

Valorie Burton

Valorie Burton is the founder and CEO of the Coaching and Positive Psychology (CaPP) Institute, which has served clients in all 50 US states and 20 countries across the world. Her 13 books include Let Go of the Guilt (2020), It’s About Time (2019), and Successful Women Think Differently (2012). Valorie has made regular appearances on the TODAY Show, CNN, Dr Oz, and in Essence. Her work as a coach is research-based in the field of applied positive psychology – the study of what happens when things go right with us.

Valorie Burton

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Ron Carucci

Co-founder and partner at Navalent, Ron Carucci has over 30 years’ experience with start-ups, Fortune 10’s, non-profits, heads-of-state, and turn-arounds, overhauling leadership and culture and re-designing for growth. He is the author of nine books, including Rising to Power (2014) and the more recent To Be Honest, Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice and Purpose (2021). Ron is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and Forbes, and one of  his TEDx talks has been viewed 1.3 million times. Ron’s work has featured in Fortune, CEO Magazine, Inc., BusinessInsider, MSNBC, and Business Week.

Ron Carucci

Shirzad Chamine

Shirzad Chamine

Author of the New York Times bestseller, Positive Intelligence (2012), Shirzad Chamine is the creator of the Positive Intelligence global community of coaches, entrepreneurs, scientists, designers, engineers and servant leaders. Positive Intelligence (PQ) is based on research that defines mental fitness as the measure of how quickly you can shift from negative to positive responses to challenges. The former CEO and chairman emeritus of the Coaches Training Institute, Shirzad has also taught at Stanford and Yale business schools.

Shirzad Chamine

Peter-Chee

Peter Chee

CEO of ITD World, Peter Chee is co-author of Coaching for Breakthrough Success (2013), 12 Disciplines of Leadership Excellence (2013), and The Leader’s Daily Role in Talent Management (2015). He also co-authored 5 Levels of Mastery (2024) with Marshall Goldsmith, who awarded him #1 Strategic Innovation Coach. Peter specialises in developing and transforming CEOs, CXOs, and senior global leaders. Over 33 years he has worked with organisations including Intel, the United Nations, Rolls Royce, and PepsiCo.

Peter Chee

Nihar-Chhaya

Nihar Chhaya

A Fortune 50 executive coach, Nihar Chhaya holds the ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential and has over 25 years of business experience and applied leader development technique at the CEO, C-suite and VP levels. Nihar is the president and founder of PartnerExec and a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Forbes. He has trained thousands of coaches at the World Business and Executive Coaching Summit (WBECS) and was selected into Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches.

Nihar Chhaya

Alisa-Cohn

Alisa Cohn

Alisa Cohn has coached and mentored political and social leaders from around the world, including the first female minister of Afghanistan, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, and the Minister of Digital Transformation for Ukraine. She has also worked with C-suite executives at prominent startups and Fortune 500 companies. Alisa serves as the executive coach for Cornell’s New York City tech incubator. She is the author of From Start-up to Grown-up (2021) and host of the podcast of the same name.

Alisa Cohn

Coaches50 Gena

Gena Cox

An organisational psychologist, Gena Cox is the author of Leading Inclusion (2022), a guide to building an inclusive organisation from the top down. Her work focuses on human-centred leadership and she has contributed to multiple publications including the Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Fast Company, Forbes, and the New York Times. Gena currently co-chairs the Awards Committee of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and serves on the National Women’s Hall of Fame 2023 Inductee Selection Committee.

Gena Cox

David Drake

David Drake

Founder of Narrative Coaching, David Drake is Thought Leader for the Institute of Coaching at Harvard and author of Narrative Coaching (2017). He is also co-editor of SAGE Handbook of Coaching (2016). His latest work is on The Five Maturities: A New Paradigm for Coach Development. David is also founder and CEO of The Moment Institute, which hosts a global learning community for Narrative Coaching and Integrative Development practitioners and supports his work using The Five Maturities.

David Drake

Scott-Eblin

Scott Eblin

A two-time bestselling author, Scott Eblin has over two decades of experience as a corporate educator and speaker on the intersection of effective self-management and positive leadership impact. Scott’s first book, The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success (2018) is in its 3rd edition and his second book, Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative (2023) offers simple, practical strategies and tactics to leverage the natural intersection between leading and living at one’s best.

Scott Eblin

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Chester Elton

Co-founder (with Adrian Gostick) of training and consulting company, The Culture Works, Chester Elton is co-author of the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestsellers All In (2012), The Carrot Principle (2009), Leading with Gratitude (2020), and Anxiety at Work (2021). His books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold almost two million copies worldwide. Co-founder of Find Mojo, a global assessment company, Chester is on the board of Camp Corral, a non-profit for the children of wounded and fallen military.

Chester Elton

Tasha-Eurich

Tasha Eurich

Organisational psychologist and principal of The Eurich Group, Tasha Eurich has worked directly with over 20,000 leaders worldwide. Her clients include Google, Salesforce, Nestlé, the NBA, and the White House Leadership Development Program. Tasha’s first book, Bankable Leadership (2013) debuted at #8 on The New York Times bestseller list and her 2017 TEDx talk has been viewed more than nine million times. Tasha’s 2017 book, Insight, became an on-demand online course. She was selected for the Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2019.

Tasha Eurich

Keith-Ferrazzi

Keith Ferrazzi

Founder and CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight, Keith Ferrazzi is New York Times bestselling author of Competing in the New World of Work (2022), Leading Without Authority (2020), and Never Eat Alone (2014). Keith spearheads behavioural shifts in leadership and high impact teams and has coached the transformation of Fortune 500 corporations, the World Bank, fast growth Unicorns, and governments. His work has been published widely, including in the Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, and Fortune.

Keith Ferrazzi

Hortense-le-Gentil

Hortense le Gentil

Hortense le Gentil’s coaching work focuses on CEOs and senior executives on their journey from hero leaders to human leaders. Author of The Unlocked Leader: Dare to Free Your Own Voice, Lead with Empathy, and Shine Your Light in the World  (2023), and ALIGNED: Connecting Your True Self with the Leader You’re Meant to Be (2019), she is a certified Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered™ coach and a member of MG100 Coaches, as well as a contributor to the Harvard Business Review and ThriveGlobal.com. Hortense has also been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., and Business Insider.

Hortense le Gentil

Coaches50 David Goldsmith

David Goldsmith

Founder of The Goldsmith Group, David Goldsmith is one of the pioneers of the executive coaching profession. He is also founder and executive director of 7 Paths Forward, a training organisation for coaches that creates catalytic learning experiences and has built a global community of coaches through its Accelerated Coaching Excellence (ACE) programme. In addition, David co-founded the Foundation of Coaching – now the Institute of Coaching affiliated with Harvard Medical School – and the International Coaching Federation.

David Goldsmith

Adrian-Gostick

Adrian Gostick

Co-founder (with Chester Elton) of training and consulting company, The Culture Works, Adrian Gostick is co-author of the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestsellers All In (2012), The Carrot Principle (2009), Leading with Gratitude (2020), and Anxiety at Work (2021). His books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold almost two million copies worldwide. Adrian is a leadership strategy columnist for Forbes and has been quoted in The Economist, Financial Times, Newsweek, and Wall Street Journal.

Adrian Gostick

Ruth Gotian 4

Ruth Gotian

Recipient of the Thinkers50 2021 Radar Award, Ruth Gotian is the chief learning officer and associate professor of education in anaesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Her books include multi-award-winning The Success Factor (2022), which defines four key attributes associated with high achievers, and the Financial Times Guide to Mentoring (with Andy Lopata, 2024), which provides the tools for effective mentoring. Ruth is a prolific contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Psychology Today, where she shares insights on optimising success.

Ruth Gotian

Coaches50 Janet M Harvey

Janet M. Harvey

Janet M. Harvey is the CEO of inviteCHANGE, a coaching and human development organisation. She is an International Coaching Federation, ICF, credentialed Master Certified Coach and author of two books, From Tension to Transformation: A Leader’s Guide to Generative Change (2024) and Invite Change: Lessons from 2020, the Year of No Return (2020). Janet applies her Generative Wholeness™ learning process to cultivate leaders in sustainable excellence.

Janet M. Harvey

Coaches50 Peter Hawkins

Peter Hawkins

Director and CEO of Renewal Associates, emeritus professor at Henley Business School, honorary president of the Association of Executive Coaching and Supervision, and joint founder and dean of the Global Team Coaching Institute, Peter Hawkins is an international thought leader in systemic coaching, executive teams, and board development. His books include Leadership Team Coaching (2021); Leadership Team Coaching in Practice (2022); Systemic Coaching (2020); and Coaching, Mentoring and Organisational Consultancy (2013).

Peter Hawkins

Jesse-Hsu

Jesse Hsu

A bi-lingual executive coach and custom programme designer, Jesse Hsu specialises in succession planning, executive strategic thinking and communication, cross-cultural teaming, strength-based leadership development, first 90 days transitions, and talent assessment/development. He co-designs and facilitates custom programmes for multinationals, SOE, and private equity firms. Jesse serves as a guest lecturer for executive programs coordinated by Duke University CE and Hong Kong University.

Jesse Hsu

Jeffrey-Hull

Jeffrey Hull

Executive director at the Institute of Coaching, CEO of New York-based LeaderShift Inc, and a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School, Jeffrey Hull is also adjunct professor of leadership at New York University. An expert in the field of organisational and leadership development since 1995, he has consulted with multinational companies in Asia, Europe and the US, and worked on projects with Fortune 100, start-up and non-profit organisations in a wide range of sectors including, legal, health, technology, financial, advertising, and education.

Jeffrey Hull

Coaches50 Shweta Jhajharia

Shweta Jhajharia

Shweta Jhajharia is one of the leading authorities on Business Value Building and the creator of the unique 6M Growth Model. She has received over 70 awards including Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year, Hall of Fame Coach, two international Stevie Awards, and Enterprise Coach of the Year. Shweta has been featured in 127 media outlets and publications. Her book, Sparks: Ideas to Ignite Your Business Growth (2017) is an Amazon bestseller and her blog is consistently rated as the top business coaching blog in the UK.

Shweta Jhajharia

Coaches50 Atchara Juicharern

Atchara Juicharern

Atchara Juicharern is the founder and CEO of AcComm Group and pioneer of a coaching process ‘Leader and Manager as Coach,’ which helps leaders integrate coaching into their role. She is the only Thai coach to have been awarded #1 Coach in Asia by Marshall Goldsmith and she is one of Marshall’s 100 Coaches. Atchara is the author of Leader as Coach: Coaching Self, Teams, and Creating Coaching Culture (2015) and a contributor to Coach Me! Your Personal Board of Directors (2022). She is a regular columnist on people management strategy.

Atchara Juicharern

Carol-Kauffman

Carol Kauffman

Founder of the Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School in 2009, Carol Kauffman supervises an international fleet of leadership coaches and has created a Coach Approach training program with a global footprint. She launched the Coaching Conference at Harvard and the IOC Leadership Forum. Carol was also the founding editor-in-chief of the first academic journal for a major publishing house. She was shortlisted for the Thinkers50 2023 Coaching & Mentoring Award with David Noble for their book, Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High (2023).

Carol Kauffman

Guila-Clara-Kessous

Guila Clara Kessous

Guila Clara Kessous is a UNESCO Artist for Peace and executive coach. A trained actor, she uses the techniques of theatrical art to enhance the impact of communication. Following a PhD at Boston University under the direction of Nobel Peace Prize winner, Elie Wiesel, Guila taught theatre and human rights at Harvard, before applying her role-playing techniques to coaching. She is a certified ICC coach, has been knighted by the French government, and in 2020 Guila received the Global Gift Empowerment Award for her humanitarian work.

Guila Clara Kessous

Ben Koh

Ben Koh

A certified ICF Master Coach and Mentor Coach, Ben Koh is founder of the Coach Masters Academy in Singapore. His proprietary coaching framework known as the Awareness-Clarity-Choice Conversation™ encapsulates the process of reflective learning, which seeks to heighten awareness and deepens the learning to enable sustainable change. Ben coaches leaders to develop personal leadership effectiveness and coaches team members for performance and transitioning to the next level of leadership responsibilities.

Ben Koh

Jacquelyn-Lane-Scott-Osman

Jacquelyn Lane & Scott Osman

Co-founders of 100 Coaches Agency and co-authors of Becoming Coachable: Unleashing the Power of Executive Coaching to Transform Your Leadership and Life (2023), Jacquelyn Lane and Scott Osman are also the co-designers of 100 Coaches Agency proprietary curation process and relationship-first philosophy. Prior to joining the world of executive coaching, Jacquelyn held several roles in the energy industry. Scott is also editor of Insights On Coaching (2019) and Leadership In A Time of Crisis (2020).

Jacquelyn Lane & Scott Osman

John-Mattone

John Mattone

Author of ten books including five best-sellers, Talent Leadership (2012), Intelligent Leadership (2013), Cultural Transformations (2016), The Intelligent Leader (2019), and The Executive Coaches Handbook (2022),  John Mattone is the founder of John Mattone Global (JMG) and pioneer of  the Intelligent Leadership (IL) philosophy and process. A former coach to the late Steve Jobs and former CEO of PepsiCo, Roger Enrico, John has personally coached and mentored over 750 global executive coaches and 45 of the world’s top CEOs and government leaders.

John Mattone

Sharon-Melnick

Sharon Melnick

A global authority on women’s leadership, resilience, and power, Sharon Melnick is the founder of the groundbreaking Next Level Leader coaching initiative, which advances high potential female talent. She is the bestselling author of In Your Power (2022), Success Under Stress (2018), and Confidence When It Counts (2016). Named to Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches, Sharon has presented at the White House, the United Nations, and the Reykjavik Global Forum for women political leaders.

Sharon Melnick

Magdalena-Mook

Magdalena Mook

Magdalena Mook is the CEO and executive director of the International Coaching Federation, where she acts as a partner to the ICF’s Global Board of Directors. Previously she was Assistant Director of National Policy and Director of Development for the Council of State Governments, where she also worked closely with the USAID’s US-Asia Environmental Program. Magdalena specialises in strategic planning, cultural competence, ethics, international affairs, and board governance.

Magdalena Mook

004 coaching shortlist Haesun Moon

Haesun Moon

A communication scientist and semiotician, Haesun Moon’s research in dialogues and pedagogy helped develop the Dialogue Orientation Quadrant (DOQ) coaching model. She teaches Brief Coaching at the University of Toronto, is executive director at the Canadian Centre for Brief Coaching, and principal at the Human Learning Institute. The author of Coaching A to Z: The Extraordinary Use of Ordinary Words (2022) and co-author of Thriving Women Thriving World (2019), Haesun was shortlisted for the Thinkers50 2023 Coaching and Mentoring Award.

Haesun Moon

Reeta-Nathwani

Reeta Nathwani

A founding committee member of the BoardAgender in Singapore, an initiative promoting the economic benefits of an inclusive and gender-balanced business, Reeta Nathwani is also a mentor with the Cherie Blair Foundation and was invited to be a coach on the Queen Elizabeth’s Young Leaders Program at Cambridge University. She has been the Chair for International Coaching Week in Singapore and designed and delivered the Power of Coaching sessions for the Obama Foundation in 2019.

Reeta Nathwani

David Noble 2

David Noble

David Noble is the founder of VIEW Advisors and specialises in high complexity, risk, and uncertainty. He is a senior advisor to Egon Zehnder, the Institute of Coaching, and Oliver Wyman Group, and was previously on the advisory board of the first B Corp private equity fund, TowerBrook Capital. David is co-author with Carol Kauffman of Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High (2023), which explains how their MOVE framework can equip leaders with the tactics to slow down high stakes situations.

David Noble

Lisa-Orbe-Austin

Lisa Orbé-Austin

A licensed psychologist and executive coach, Lisa Orbé-Austin is renowned for her work on imposter syndrome. She has appeared in media including The Financial Times, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and Forbes. She is the author of Own Your Own Greatness: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life (with Richard Orbé-Austin, 2020) and Your Unstoppable Greatness: Break Free from Imposter Syndrome, Cultivate Your Agency, and Achieve Your Ultimate Career Goals (2022), which focuses on systemic dynamics on workplaces and cultures.

Lisa Orbé-Austin

Divya-Parekh

Divya Parekh

A nine-time #1 international bestselling author, Divya Parekh’s books include Expert to Influencer (2019), Reveal the Masterpiece Within, The Art of UnLearning (2017), and The Entrepreneurs Garden (2016). She is certified as a professional coach by the International Coach Academy and International Coach Federation and in 2015 was named as a Pinnacle Professional by Continental Who’s Who. A former biotechnology professional, Divya merges her biopharmaceutical career with her extensive experience as a coach, consultant, and speaker.

Divya Parekh

Jonathan Passmore

Jonathan Passmore

Jonathan Passmore is senior vice president at EZRA Coaching, LHH and professor of coaching and behavioural change at Henley Business School. He has held C-Suite roles in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors and received multiple awards for his research and contributions to organisational psychology and coaching. Jonathan is co-editor of Becoming A Coach (updated 2024), The Ethical Coaches Handbook (2023), and Coach Me! (2022). Jonathan is one of the most cited coaching researchers in the world.

Jonathan Passmore

Coaches50 Jonathan Reitz

Jonathan Reitz

Jonathan Reitz is the author of Coaching Hacks: Simple Strategies to Make Every Conversation More Effective (2018), and an ICF Master Certified Coach. He is also director of education and CEO at coach training company, FLUXIFY, where he developed the Integrated Coach Training Method. Jonathan is a Master trainer for Harrison Assessment, a talent management technology firm, and a member of the faculty at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

Jonathan Reitz

003 coaching shortlist Marcia Reynolds

Marcia Reynolds

A pioneer in the coaching profession, Marcia Reynolds was the fifth global president of the International Coach Federation and is one of 20 coaches recognised in the ICF Circle of Distinction. A behavioural scientist, she is president of Covisioning LLC and on faculty for five coaching schools across the globe. Marcia’s books include Breakthrough Coaching (2024), Coach the Person, Not the Problem (2020), Outsmart Your Brain (2017), The Discomfort Zone (2015), and Wander Woman (2010).

Marcia Reynolds

Neha-Sangwan

Neha Sangwan

Co-founder of the Conscious Business Leadership Academy, Neha Sangwan’s practice combines medicine, neuroscience, and coaching, providing leaders with tools to improve health and well-being. A global contributor to Conscious Capitalism, she offers insights on high performance, mental well-being, and conflict resolution. Neha is the author of Powered by Me: From Burned Out To Fully Charged At Work And In Life (2023) and Talk RX: Dive Steps to Honest Conversations That Create Connection, Health and Happiness (2016). She has appeared on three TEDx stages and featured on numerous podcasts.

Neha Sangwan

Tracy Sinclair

Tracy Sinclair

A Master Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation, Tracy Sinclair is co-founder and CEO of Coach Advancement. She is co-author (with Jonathan Passmore) of Becoming a Coach: The Essential ICF Guide (2020) and in 2023 she received an ICF Coaching Impact Award for Distinguished Coach. Tracy is also co-founder of Coachsters for young leaders, and her initiative, Coaching with Conscience, collaborates with the UK’s leading mental health charity, Mind, to support people with mental health challenges.

Tracy Sinclair

Modupe-Taylor-Pearce

Modupe Taylor-Pearce

Founder and CEO of the Breakfast Club Africa (BCA), a Pan-African organisation that supports CEOs with leadership coaching services, Modupe Taylor-Pearce has helped over 2,000 African leaders transform the continent through good leadership. He is the founding dean of the African Leadership University of Business, a member of the Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2022, author of Leadership Made in Africa (2023), and co-author of Tough Love (2021) and How I Made It: Striking Sustainable Success in Sierra Leone (2014).

Modupe Taylor-Pearce

Nicky-Terblanche

Nicky Terblanche

Nicky Terblanche is a senior lecturer and research supervisor at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa. His research interests include transition coaching, transformative learning, and the use of AI and machine learning in coaching. Nicky has an MPhil in Management Coaching, an MScEng in electronic engineering, and a PhD in Business Management. He runs an executive coaching practice and is founder and CEO of CoachVici.com, which creates AI Coaches for organisations.

Nicky Terblanche

Bonita-Thompson

Bonita Thompson

Bonita Thompson has been a leading innovator in HR for over 30 years, working with major international corporations including the Bank of America, where she created The Market Analyzer algorithm, and Levi Strauss, where she installed the world’s first corporate HR intranet. Bonita is the New York Times bestselling author of ADMIRED: 21 Ways to Double Your Value (2021) and creator of the ‘What’s Next?’ coaching process. She has lectured at Harvard’s Institute of Coaching and currently speaks globally regarding collaborative leadership.

Bonita Thompson

Brian-Underhill

Brian O. Underhill

An early pioneer in the coaching industry, Brian Underhill is the founder and CEO of CoachSource. He is co-editor of Coach Me! Your Personal Board of Directors (2022) and Mastering Executive Coaching (2019), and author of Executive Coaching for Results: The Definitive Guide to Developing Organisational Leaders (2007). In 2021, the American Psychological Association / Division 13 honoured Brian with Fellow status in recognition of his pioneering work in the coaching profession. He holds a doctorate in organisational psychology.

Brian O. Underhill

Caroline-Webb

Caroline Webb

Economist and former partner at McKinsey & Company, where she remains a senior advisor, Caroline Webb is the author of How To Have A Good Day: Harness the Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Your Working Life (2016). While at McKinsey, she co-founded McKinsey’s leadership practice and founded their flagship leadership development course for senior female executives. She is also a founding fellow of the Institute of Coaching, one of Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches, and a member of the Silicon Guild.

Caroline Webb

Andrew-White

Andrew White

CEO of Transcend Space, Andrew White is a senior fellow in management practice at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, where he directs the Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme. Andrew is also host of the podcast, Leadership 2050, which focuses on what the future of leadership looks like. His research has been published in the Harvard Business Review, Forbes and Fast Company, as well as academic journals. Andrew is a fellow of the Association for Coaching (UK) and the Institute of Coaching (US).

Andrew White

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Thinkers50 Limited has updated its Privacy Policy on 28 March 2024 with several amendments and additions to the previous version, to fully incorporate to the text information required by current applicable date protection regulation. Processing of the personal data of Thinkers50’s customers, potential customers and other stakeholders has not been changed essentially, but the texts have been clarified and amended to give more detailed information of the processing activities.

Thinkers50 Awards Gala 2023

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