The human being behind the leader
Physician · WHO/UN leadership · coaching · psychoanalytic training
What guides my work
My professional path has taken me from medicine to international leadership, and more recently into executive coaching, leadership advisory and the study of psychoanalysis. For me, they are all connected by a common principle: responsibility to the people who place their trust in me. Competence, ethical judgement, and continuous learning are essential to honouring that trust.
One question has remained central to my work: how people navigate responsibility, uncertainty and change — and what these experiences mean for the person living through them.
The experience that shapes my approach
Medicine
Clinical experience taught me to observe carefully, listen closely and look beyond what is immediately apparent.
WHO and the UN system
More than 25 years in senior leadership roles have built my experience in navigating complex situations, making difficult, high-stakes decisions under uncertainty, and understanding the human cost of responsibility.
Executive Coaching and Leadership Advisory
Today I bring together firsthand leadership experience, professional coaching competences and an independent perspective to support leaders in navigating responsibility, choices and change.
Psychology
Professional training and supervised clinical practice deepen my understanding of inner life, relationships, and the psychological meaning of human experience. This work forms distinct professional practice.
Beyond the Turning Point
Through conversations and writing, I explore leadership, identity, and the human being beyond professional roles.
Education and credentials
- MDPhysician by training, obstetrics and gynecology
- MScManagement of Health Systems, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- MAInternational Relations, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
- ICF PCCProfessional Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation, 2026
- CPCCCertified Professional Co-Active Coach, Co-Active Training Institute, 2025: ICF-accredited Level 2 program, PCC-level training pathway
- CAPCo-Active Practitioner Credential, Co-Active Training Institute, 2026
- PsychologyProfessional retraining in psychological counselling, 1,300 hours; hypnosis in psychological practice, 200 hours
- In progressMaster’s in Psychology, HSE University: Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
- OPPLConsulting member, All-Russian Professional Psychotherapeutic League
Yoga Teacher Training: 200-hour Multi Style Yoga Teacher Training, Siddhi Yoga International (Yoga Alliance RYS 200)
My coaching practice is guided by the ICF Code of Ethics.
Beyond the Turning Point
Conversations and reflections about leadership, identity, responsibility, change and the human experience behind the decisions that shape our lives.
Wherever you are in the process, we can start with a conversation
If you are carrying greater responsibility, navigating a changed professional landscape or facing a consequential decision, we can begin with a confidential 30-minute conversation.
For psychological work in a psychoanalytic approach: Psychological Practice