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Sudheer Kaavil Valappil

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With a legacy of leading Global Professional Development Operations for McKinsey and enabling Fortune 500 companies to scale worldwide, I now partner with top executives to unlock their full business and leadership potential.

By harnessing the best of their talent, advanced digital solutions, and Fortune 500 best practices, I help leaders drive growth, innovation, and lasting impact.

As an executive coach and proud member of the 100 Coaches community, founded by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, I belong to a select group of the world’s foremost leadership thinkers and coaches dedicated to transformative, high-impact leadership.

I specialize in building cultures of innovation, optimizing business processes through a strategic blend of technology, and scaling people potential to address today’s complex challenges. With extensive experience managing five $10+ billion mergers and acquisitions and overseeing Hewlett Packard’s historic split into two Fortune 50 companies, I am also a trusted expert in M&A, outsourcing, and large-scale transformation.

For business and people leaders across sectors aiming to achieve breakthrough growth, I bring the insights and practices of Fortune 500 management to accelerate impactful results in an evolving business landscape.

Connect with me to explore how we can elevate your organization to new heights.

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Empowering Leaders to Scale AI and Digital-Driven Cultures

As a leadership coach and member of the prestigious 100 Coaches Community, I help executives cultivate a culture of innovation by enabling employees to leverage digital solutions that drive meaningful impact.

My approach focuses on creating a self-sustaining, growth-centered environment, where technology investments amplify not just productivity, but also the human potential within your organization.

With Millennials and Gen Z now at the forefront of the workforce, there’s a unique window to harness internal, crowd-sourced solutions using cutting-edge digital tools.

I guide leaders through this journey, helping them to strategically integrate and maximize the power of intelligent workflows, robotic process automation, process mining, cognitive analytics, digital assistants, natural language processing, machine learning, and computer vision.

Drawing from hands-on experience in deploying these technologies, I’m here to help you realize the full potential of your digital investments, ensuring they don’t just add value—they transform how your teams work, connect, and innovate.

Urgent SOS Executive Support for Critical Business and People Challenges

For business leaders and executives facing urgent challenges, I offer rapid-response support to help you navigate and overcome complex issues with clarity and precision.

Leveraging my years of experience in global and regional leadership roles spanning over 50 countries and thousands of employees, I bring a steady hand and strategic insight to even the most extreme business disruptions.

Whether confronting sudden market shifts, large-scale organizational disruptions, or critical people-related issues, I provide proven strategies and a results-driven approach to help you swiftly stabilize, recalibrate, and lead forward with confidence.

With a deep background in guiding organizations through transformative events — including high-stakes mergers, global pandemic, acquisitions, and operational upheavals — I understand the high-pressure environments in which you operate and am here to support you through them.

When the stakes are high, connect with me for experienced, immediate support designed to keep your organization moving forward.

Professional Development and Leadership for Lasting Impact

Having led Global Professional Development Operations for McKinsey and with a career as a global Fortune 500 executive and elite executive coach, I empower leaders to unlock transformational growth for themselves and their organizations.

My approach goes beyond typical frameworks; I help leaders navigate the complexities of today’s world with strategies that are both deeply human and strategically sound.

With extensive experience leading global teams and shaping high-impact leadership practices, I understand the nuanced interplay between personal growth, organizational priorities, and sustainable success. I guide leaders through transformational journeys that build cultures of purpose, adaptability, and innovation—fostering authentic connections that drive both performance and fulfillment.

Together, we address not just immediate goals but the underlying mindset, emotional resilience, and vision that sustain high-impact leadership.

Ready to build a senior leadership team that not only excels in the market but also inspires through an exceptional culture, leading by example and setting a new standard for success?

I am here to partner with you on this journey.

Empowering Executive Leaders for High-Impact Transformation

As a seasoned executive coach, former McKinsey global leader, and multifaceted Fortune 500 executive, I partner with high-impact leaders to achieve sustainable results in today’s dynamic business landscape.

With over two decades of experience leading and transforming global teams across Fortune 500 companies, I help leaders unlock their full potential by fostering strategic vision, cultivating exceptional partnerships, and translating innovative ideas into actionable strategies.

My approach is rooted in deeply reflective coaching, allowing leaders to connect with their current reality, identify growth opportunities, and inspire their teams through authentic leadership.

Having led Global Professional Development Operations at McKinsey, I bring unique insight into what it takes to develop high-performing teams, build resilient partnerships across cultures, and drive transformative impact.

What my clients say about working together:
- Accelerated Leadership Development: "Sudheer’s authentic and insightful coaching has transformed my development journey, creating the trust needed for meaningful growth."
- Leadership Transformation: "Sudheer’s adept storytelling and strategic insight enabled me to transition from a specialist to a successful general manager."
- Global Partnership Building: "Sudheer’s guidance helped me evolve into a global leader, navigating cultural nuances and fostering critical partnerships for global transformation."

If you’re ready to lead your organization toward a new standard of success, let’s connect and build a transformative partnership.

Building Resilience by Amplifying Core Strengths

I specialize in fostering resilience in leaders and organizations by focusing on their and their team's Core Strengths, guiding them through rapid growth and transformational change with confidence and stability.

With a deep background in guiding organizations through transformative events—including high-stakes mergers, acquisitions, and operational upheavals—I understand the high-pressure environments in which you operate and am here to support you through them.

With a track record of scaling teams from 100 to 500 members in just 18 months as a General Manager at a Fortune 300 company, I also understand the high-growth dynamics and know how to cultivate a resilient, high-performing culture that thrives in competitive markets.

Throughout my career, I’ve built award-winning workplace cultures that stand among the best—comparable to those of top global brands.

Over the past decade, I’ve coached and mentored senior executives and entrepreneurs, helping them sharpen their leadership approaches and drive lasting, impactful change. My background includes training in Design Thinking at Stanford University and Advanced Influencing Skills at the London Business School.

As a proud member of the 100 Coaches Community, I am dedicated to helping leaders harness their core strengths to cultivate resilience, leading their organizations through any challenge with agility and purpose.

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Sudheer Kaavil Valappil answered

Being a deep-/impact-tech startup in Netherlands we have co-founders but no lead-investor, which we need to complete our investment-round.

Trust this is resolved by now.

A simple search in chatgpt or perplexity can identify multiple SDG impact funds, beyond which your pitch should be perfect.

All the best.

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