Pooja Dawra
Partner
India
Leadership Development, Coaching & Consulting Experience
Leadership Development, Coaching & Consulting Experience A multi-award-winning leadership facilitator, team coach, and Master Certified Executive at prominent consulting firms, Pooja Dawra has over 21 years of global expertise in executive coaching, human capital management, leadership consulting, organizational development, and leading cross-cultural teams. She has partnered with leading organizations including the United Nations, IBM, Accenture, NASA, L’Oréal, Adobe, Amazon, PepsiCo, and more. Her strength-based, systemic coaching approach delivers measurable growth in leadership effectiveness and organizational performance.
Pooja is Lead Faculty and Mentor Coach at TPCL’s globally accredited programs and a passionate advocate for authentic, purposeful leadership. In her over 4000 coaching hours experience, she has led award-winning global initiatives focused on organizational growth, strategic talent development, and innovation in coaching and leadership.
Pooja is passionate about empowering individuals, teams and organizations to uncover their potential, align with their purpose and create meaningful impact. Her Systemic, strength-based approach enables her to collaboratively partner with stakeholders to design a transformative, sustainable solution fostering holistic growth.
Other Relevant Experience Prior to her coaching journey, Pooja played the role of Capacity Lead at Publicis Sapient, a Global Consulting firm, where she spearheaded significant global talent initiatives, excelling in organizational development, planning, coaching, mentoring, strategic growth, and global team effectiveness. Her work garnered her various awards and accolades for client-focused delivery, innovation and leadership. She has partnered with leading organizations including the United Nations, IBM, Accenture, NASA, L’Oréal, Adobe, Amazon, PepsiCo, ManipalCigna, Samsung, Government of India and more. Her strength-based, systemic coaching approach delivers measurable growth in leadership effectiveness and organizational performance.
Other Relevant Experience
Awards & Recognitions:
- Asia’s Top Coaching Pioneer, APAC Leadership Summit, 2025
- Excellence in Executive and Team Coaching, World HRD, 2025
- 100 Most Impactful Coaches, World HRD Congress, 2024
- 100 Most Influential Coaching Leaders, 2023
- Most Iconic Women in Leadership, Women Economic Forum, 2022
- Most Fabulous 101 Coaches, 2020
Education, Qualifications & Certifications
Over her career, she has added a plethora of certifications in her professional arsenal.
These include:
- MCC – International Coaching Federation (ICF)
- Senior Practitioner – EMCC Global
- Certified PCC Assessor – ICF
- Advanced Team Coaching Certification (ACTC – in progress)
- Transactional Analysis, Applied Positive Psychology, EI Tools, Psychotherapy
- Certified Independent Board Director, Institute of Directors (IOD)
- Member – IAF, ISABS
- Systemic Coaching – TPC Leadership
- Strategic Facilitation and Process Design – ICA International
- Pearson Critical Thinking, Gamified Situational Leadership
- Human Behavioural Lab, ISABS
- Lateral Thinking Approach and Tactics/Critical Thinking, Pearso
- Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) INLP, USA
- Emotional Intelligence and EQI certified
- MBA in HRD– Symbiosis University
- BA (Sociology Hons) – Delhi University
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