Heran Getachew
Peak Leadership | Carlyle Strategy Director & Executive Coach
Studied at NYU Stern School of Business
Works at The Carlyle Group
Available May 3 at 9:00 PM UTC
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Heran's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $444/hr
Get help with Strategic Planning, Decision Making, and .
Heran’s Executive Coaching Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Director
100+ people coached for Executive Coaching
Welcome to my profile! With a robust background in executive coaching and leadership development, I have guided over 100 senior professionals and founders from top firms like Morgan Stanley, EY, and Justworks to achieve their career goals. As the founder of an executive leadership development practice, I specialize in delivering personalized 1:1 coaching and workshops that enhance leadership effectiveness, career growth, and mental agility. Drawing on my academic background at Columbia University and NYU Stern’s School of Business, a 15+ years career in private equity, venture capital, and corporate strategy, along with my deep understanding of leadership development, I blend the laws of business strategy and wisdom to supercharge your path through major goals and decisions. My clients consistently report improved productivity, engagement, and relationships, and wellbeing. They may be launching, acquiring, or scaling a company, stepping into a new leadership role, navigating a major life milestone, looking to build healthy habits, or simply seeking a career that feels aligned with their strengths and values. Just as often, they may be shutting down a company, experiencing burnout, facing a major loss, or looking to rebuild a more purpose-aligned life. Many are already performing at high levels, but they’re ready to break through internal ceilings and define success on their own terms. I'm here to support your journey. Let's connect and tailor a plan to elevate your impact!
Heran can help with:
Strategic Planning
Decision Making
AI Strategy
Strategy
Leadership Development
Communication Skills
Board Relations
Team Management
Work Experience
Strategy Director, Office of the COO
The Carlyle Group
2025 - Present
Partnering with MD and COO level leaders in Carlyle’s $450B asset management platform to lead key strategic initiatives across the Global Wealth Investor Relations and Private Equity AI divisions. • Partner with the COO of Investor Relations (IR) to execute growth initiatives across a $7B+ fundraising platform, contributing to a >5x fundraising increase in one year. • Spearheaded launch of predictive analytics and sales lead scoring, enabling improved go-to-market strategies and sales effectiveness. • Manage team of technical experts (data scientists), investors, and sales professionals to build an AI-enabled MVP that empowers the Investor Relations and Private Equity Buyout teams to more efficiently screen 35K+ Registered Investment Advisors as fundraising prospects and acquisition targets • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between Sales, Partnerships, Operations, and Legal Counsel teams to launch and onboard private equity and credit fund products onto partner wirehouse distribution platforms, accelerating time-to-market and platform revenue
Executive Coach
The Burns Brothers
2024 - Present
The Growth Alignment Experience (GAE),by the Koi Collective, is a 6-month leadership development program that fast-tracks high-potential employees, transforming them into powerhouse players • Provide 1:1 executive coaching for multiple 6 month cohorts of UBS leaders and executives, supporting promotion readiness, career transitions, succession readiness, and leadership effectiveness, with clients consistently achieving individual development plan goals • Coach on core leadership competencies that resulted in clients reporting improved relationships with direct reports and managers, increased levels of productivity, higher engagement, and enhanced wellbeing at work signals Executive Coaching and Leadership Development
Executive Coach and Leadership Consultant
Wholely
2022 - Present
• Founded and lead an executive leadership development practice delivering 1:1 coaching, cohort programs, and workshops to 100+ senior professionals and founders from firms, including Morgan Stanley, EY, and Justworks • Delivere 1:1 coaching, workshops, and leadership development programs with 90%+ engagement rates. Coach executives and founders/CEOs through leadership development, career growth, and mental agility skills. • Facilitate group leadership development workshops focused on self-mastery, building resilience, executive presence, psychological safety in teams, decision-making, leading difficult conversations, and team effectiveness for NYU, Luminary, and Justworks, with clients reporting higher productivity and engagement at work • Advise alternative fund managers and startup CEOs on corporate strategy, fundraising, and investor readiness, including investment thesis, competitive positioning, investor targeting, pitch decks and PPMs, contributing to over $165M in successful capital raises Executive Coaching, Leadership Development and +2 skills
Director of Investments
Illumen Capital
2021 - 2021
Co-led portfolio strategy and deployment during a phase of high growth and institutionalization. Worked directly with Founder / MD to lead annual strategic planning, analyze competitive positioning, and launch new products. Led investment strategy, sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio construction across venture capital, growth, and private equity asset classes, driving top quartile performance. Partnered on a $170M fundraise and grew assets by 193% in partnership with fundraising team. Investment Management, Venture Capital and +11 skills
VP - Private Investments
Illumen Capital
2019 - 2021
Investment Management, Private Equity and +11 skills
Technology Investment Banking Associate
Jefferies
2017 - 2019
Advised CEOs and CFOs of technology companies on corporate strategy, capital raises, M&A, IPOs, market positioning, and investor readiness totaling $1Bn across verticals to support high growth via market expansion, investments, financings, acquisitions, and exits. Provided strategic advisory and capital market insights to C-Suite and Boards of companies and investment funds across software, internet, AI, AR/VR, and fintech verticals. Led teams to support end-to-end execution for transactions. Corporate Strategy, Corporate Finance and +10 skills
Equity Research MBA Associate
J.P. Morgan & Co.
2016 - 2017
Provided economic and investment research analysis for small/mid-cap banks, contributing to market-leading reports and outlooks from the team ranked #1 by Institutional Investor.
Investment Banking Summer Associate
Deutsche Bank
2016 - 2016
Executed financings, IPOs, and M&A deals across FinTech, insurance, bank, asset management, chemicals, and power companies.
Strategy and Corporate Development Manager
FHI 360
2013 - 2015
Partnered with CEO and Business Unit leaders to lead Corporate Strategy, Business Development, Venture, and Innovation initiatives across 8 Business Units and 65+ countries. Led 30+ strategic growth and innovation projects including launching an innovation lab and the firm's first impact driven corporate venture fund.
Strategy and Transformation Associate
FHI 360
2012 - 2012
Led teams to implement project management principles and oversaw 80+ post-merger integration projects, which doubled the organization's revenue to $650M and expanding staff to 4,000+. Played key role in post-merger integration strategy, organizational design, and CEO-led transformation.
Strategy and Transformation Consultant
IBM
2008 - 2012
Collaborated with CTOs to develop and manage multi-million-dollar enterprise software products, enhancing client cost savings and technology efficiencies. Spearheaded enterprise software launches and cross-departmental initiatives with 35% ROI. Recognized with IBM’s top 5% Service Award for leadership and results.
Education
NYU Stern School of Business
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, Banking, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Activities and societies: NYU Social Sector Leadership Development, Consortium, MLT Forte, and Toigo Fellow NYU Impact Investing Fund Associate, selected as 1 of 15 students to launch inaugural seed fund across NYU's 17 schools Michael Price Student Investment Fund Senior Equity Analyst: Selected to invest in growth stocks for $2M student fund Member: Graduate Finance Association, Stern Investment Research Society, Entrepreneurship Exchange Club, Stern in Africa, Association of Hispanic and Black Business Students Courses: Corporate Strategy, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Valuation, Modeling Financial Statements, Modeling Corporate Transactions, Financial Markets, Financial Services Industry, Private Equity, Venture Capital, FinTech, Startups Private Equity and Venture Capital
Columbia Business School
B.S., Engineering Management Systems/Industrial Engineering
Activities and societies: Columbia University Responsible Economic Development, Columbia University Community Outreach, National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Women Engineers Courses: Computer Science, Computer Programming in Java, Macro and Micro Economics, Advanced Mathematics, Optimization, Statistics, Stochastic Modeling, Quality Control, Corporate Finance, Business Management, Industrial Organization and Psychology, Production Planning, Simulation, and Entrepreneurship.