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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.

10 professionals10 companiesData retrieved September 29, 2026

Professionals to explore

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  1. Fred Kofman

    LinkedIn

    Experience: 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.

  2. Helena Hlavenkova, MA, PCC

    LinkedIn

    Experience: 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.

  3. Hilary Parkes

    LinkedIn

    Experience: 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).

  4. Jim Huling

    LinkedIn

    Experience: 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).

  5. Luis Velasquez MBA, PhD.

    LinkedIn

    Experience: 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.

  6. Michael Cooper

    LinkedIn

    Experience: 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).

  7. Nancy Yahanda

    LinkedIn

    Experience: 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.

  8. Nick Egan, PhD

    LinkedIn

    Experience: 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.

  9. Praveen Mantena

    LinkedIn

    Experience: 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.

  10. Rachel Monteverdi, PhD

    LinkedIn

    Experience: 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

  1. 01How do you set goals for an executive coaching engagement and involve the leader's manager or board?
  2. 02What does real progress look like after three and six months of coaching?
  3. 03When is executive coaching the wrong tool for a leadership problem?

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