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10 executive coaches
These ten executive coaches hold or have held executive coach titles at their own coaching practices or at leadership and coaching organizations. Readers can learn how an experienced executive coach structures an engagement, works on presence, decisions and team dynamics, and judges whether coaching is helping a senior leader.
Professionals to explore
01—10Fred Kofman
LinkedInExperience: Executive Coach President at Conscious Business Center International - CBC · Conscious Business Center International- CBC
Executive Coach and President at Conscious Business Center International - CBC since 2013 and Advisor, Leadership Development at Google since 2018. He was VP of Executive Development at LinkedIn (2013–2018) and Vice President at Google (2018–2020). His profile says he has designed and facilitated programs on leadership, personal mastery, team learning, organizational effectiveness and coaching for executives and consultants, and that his first book is Conscious Business.
Helena Hlavenkova, MA, PCC
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Principal Executive Coach, Facilitator and Mediator · Helena Coaching
Founder & Principal Executive Coach, Facilitator and Mediator at Helena Coaching since 2015, and former Founder & Principal Organizational Development Consultant at OD&HR Base (2005–2015). Her profile describes helping leaders, teams and organizations across corporate, public and Indigenous community contexts grow, lead more effectively and work through complex challenges.
Hilary Parkes
LinkedInExperience: Founder and Executive Coach · Leadership Presence Consulting Inc.
Founder and Executive Coach at Leadership Presence Consulting Inc. since 2018 and Executive Coach at Impact Coaches Inc. since 2019. Her profile describes supporting leaders at all career stages to leverage strengths, demonstrate executive presence and deliver strong performance. She was Senior Vice President, Relationship Management at Moody's Ratings (1993–2018).
Jim Huling
LinkedInExperience: Executive Coach · The Jim Huling Group
Executive Coach at The Jim Huling Group since 2008, and former Executive Coach at FranklinCovey (2008–2024). His profile describes him as an executive coach to senior leaders and co-author of The 4 Disciplines of Execution, and lists Author of The 4 Disciplines of Execution at FranklinCovey since 2012. He was also Global Managing Consultant (4DX) at FranklinCovey (2008–2021) and Chief Executive Officer of MATRIX Resources (1997–2008).
Luis Velasquez MBA, PhD.
LinkedInExperience: Founder, Managing Partner, Executive Coach · Velas Coaching LLC
Founder, Managing Partner, Executive Coach at Velas Coaching LLC since 2012. His profile describes him as an executive coach for CEOs and C-suite leaders who helps leaders navigate power, influence and organizational dynamics, and lists him as a Harvard Business Review contributor and author of Ordinary Resilience. He has also been an Experiential Facilitator at Stanford University Graduate School of Business since 2017.
Michael Cooper
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Head Executive Coach · High Performance Orgs
Founder & Head Executive Coach at High Performance Orgs since 1999. His profile describes him as an executive coach for founders, CEOs and senior leaders focused on better decisions, sharper skills and stronger teams. He has been a Business Mentor at Stanford University Graduate School of Business since 2022 and was Executive Business Coach, Facilitator & Trainer at Innovators + Influencers (2013–2024).
Nancy Yahanda
LinkedInExperience: Executive Coach · Center for Creative Leadership
Executive Coach at the Center for Creative Leadership since 2005 and Facilitator and Executive Coach at Harvard Business School Executive Education since 2013; she is also President of YAHANDA group. Her profile describes her as a global executive, team and organizational coach serving Fortune 500 companies, emerging companies, educational institutions, government agencies and non-profit organizations.
Nick Egan, PhD
LinkedInExperience: Leadership Advisor Executive Coach Managing Partner · Shift Leadership Group
Leadership Advisor Executive Coach Managing Partner at Shift Leadership Group since 2021, and Executive Coach Regional Partner at Level 52 Inc. since 2018. He also lists Executive Coach Team Effectiveness Strategist at Advanced Leadership Development Institute since 2021. His profile describes him as a leadership advisor, executive coach and mindset strategist and the author of Shift: The Art of Transforming Limitations.
Praveen Mantena
LinkedInExperience: Executive Coach & Advisor · CEO²
Executive Coach & Advisor at CEO² since 2024 and Executive Coach & Faculty at Stagen Leadership Academy since 2026, and former Exec Team Coach & OKR Specialist at 15Five (2018–2024). His profile describes him as a systems-level executive coach who starts by looking at the system leaders operate within when they want to improve something.
Rachel Monteverdi, PhD
LinkedInExperience: Senior Consultant and Executive Coach · CorporateDNA Consulting
Senior Consultant and Executive Coach at CorporateDNA Consulting since 2021. Her profile describes her work building high-trust, high-performing leaders and teams, along with Fortune 100 leadership development and employee engagement. She also lists leadership development, employee engagement and culture transformation work at NextLevelNextStep since 2019.
Choose the right perspective
Match the coach's focus, such as executive presence, decision-making, team effectiveness or conflict, to the specific change you want the leader to make. Ask how they set goals with the sponsor, gather stakeholder input and measure progress, since those practices vary widely between coaches.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you set goals for an executive coaching engagement and involve the leader's manager or board?
- 02What does real progress look like after three and six months of coaching?
- 03When is executive coaching the wrong tool for a leadership problem?
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