Suzi Pomerantz
Suzi Pomerantz, MT, MCC, CEO is an award-winning elite executive leadership coach, international bestselling author, and industry founder in the top 1% of the coaching profession, specializing in highly customized strategic support for C-suite and enterprise leaders in $10B to $100B+ mega cap companies, large scale public institutions, mission-driven nonprofits, also founders, scientists, and attorneys navigating high-stakes, complex systems. Suzi brings over 32 years’ experience as a CEO, amplifying impact for thousands of leaders; she has added incomparable value to more than 300 organizations across the globe. Deep industry expertise includes high level leaders within Legal, Healthcare/Life Sciences, Federal/Public Sector, Global Professional Services/Consulting firms, Financial Services, Associations, Nonprofits, and Technology/IT. Her no-nonsense approach is direct, conversational, strategic, and results oriented.
Retained for multi-year strategic relationships, Suzi helps leaders create clarity from chaos through strategic executive coaching, leadership innovation, and organizational transformation.
- For CEOs, she stops lonely at the top.
- C-suite executives trust her to untangle and expand their thinking.
- Senior leaders value her understanding of the systems and unique reality in which they operate.
- As the sounding board for enterprise leaders, she integrates pattern insights with strategic thought partnership for optimal impact.
Clients include: Accenture (18years), Deloitte, Pfizer, Lockheed Martin, Goldman Sachs, Federal Reserve Board, FBI, Department of Energy, National Institutes of Health (17years), Marriott, Allstate, USAA, American Express, IBM, DuPont (7years), Thomson Reuters, Petco, MedImmune, PwC, Toyota, Condé Nast, and hundreds of others across Fortune100 corporations, AmLaw100 law firms, and federal agencies. She’s also coached Founders in prestigious Fellows programs at TED, Sundance Institute, Visible Connect, and StartingBloc.
An industry founder, Suzi has built several global organizations for coaches and brings differentiated thinking to the many international boards of directors and advisory boards on which she has served. She helped build and evolve the coaching profession through various founder roles. Her published works include 12 books and more than 100 articles.
Suzi was among the first 35 coaches in the world to earn the International Coaching Federation’s Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential in 1998. Suzi was designated ACE Platinum Coach in 2015, and EMCC Senior Practitioner in 2022. Recognized with numerous industry distinctions including 2025 Top Executive Coach in America, in 2024 the Gordon Lee Salmon Sustainable Leadership Award, and in 2008 ICCO established The Suzi Pomerantz Award for Stewardship.
Certifications
- International Coaching Federation (ICF) – MCC
- Coaching Certificate from CSA – POC
- DiSC
- BreakThrough Conscious Coaching Model
- EMCC Senior Practitioner
Education
- Master of Teaching, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia
- Bachelor of Arts, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Practice Areas
- Executive Leadership Coaching
- Executive Onboarding
- Executive Presence
- 360-Degree Feedback
- Leadership Development
- Visioning & Strategic Planning
- Communication and Influence
- Diversity, Inclusion, Psychological Safety
- Interpersonal Savvy
- Team Alignment and Motivation
- Navigating Chaos, Complexity, and Uncertainty
