Vinay Kumar
Executive Coach & Facilitator
Vinay Kumar has a strong track record of helping senior leaders take their effectiveness to the next level. As a former business leader himself, Vinay’s unique combination of deep business acumen, senior leadership experience, and focus on leadership development creates a strong proposition for clients who value his ability to understand their business context and challenges. A senior executive client recently summed it up: “Vinay has made me a better leader by helping me deepen my understanding of myself and translate that understanding into more effective relationships with others.”
Vinay is the co-author, with Chalmers Brothers, of the book “Language and the Pursuit of Leadership
Excellence: How Extraordinary Leaders Build Relationships, Shape Culture and Drive Breakthrough Result” and
the author of “Customers, Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: 57 Ways to Love Your Customers”. Vinay serves as an Adjunct
Faculty member in George Washington University’s Leadership Coaching program. In addition, he serves as an
Executive Coach in American University’s Key Executive Leadership Program. He also speaks at many CEO
Forums through his association with Vistage.
Having personally worked with over 1,000 leaders, either through executive coaching or group learning
programs, both in the US and overseas, Vinay has experience working with leaders in critical areas that will
help them be more successful. Specifically, Vinay focuses on working with senior leaders and high potential
leaders who seek to:
Improve communication & interpersonal skills
Strengthen relationships & collaboration
Create a healthier culture & stronger business results
Prior to transitioning into leadership development in 2008, Vinay’s experience included co-leading a family
business where he held profit and loss responsibility, grew revenue 28-fold, doubled the rate of profitability,
and dramatically increased client and staff loyalty and retention. He also worked in the Fortune 50 and public
sectors.
Vinay has worked with executives at many organizations including Amazon, Boeing, Medtronic, Booz Allen
Hamilton, GAF, REI Systems, Federal Reserve System, Farragut Corporation, Valley Health, Mercy Hospital, US
Secret Service, EPA, Department of Homeland Security. His clients come primarily from technical backgrounds,
such as engineering, IT, software development, medicine, law enforcement, and finance.
Vinay holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and a Leadership Coaching Certification from Georgetown
University. Vinay is multilingual (English, Hindi, and Urdu) and grew up in a multicultural family. He lives in
Great Falls, VA with his wife. In their spare time, they travel internationally, trek in the Himalayas, practice
yoga. They also enjoy running, reading, and leading medical missions overseas.
