Rachael Hanley-Browne

My clients describe me as insightful; a lateral thinker, challenging but empathetic and pragmatic. During my career I have continuously built and led teams, my roles have often been internal start-ups. I have held director roles at Harvey Nash PLC, Ashridge Business School, and the US Center for Creative Leadership.

I work with executives who have built successful careers through expertise and achievement, and now need to strengthen their strategic presence, influence and organisational leadership. Drawing on more than 30 years of international business experience, I help leaders shape compelling narratives, navigate complexity and communicate with confidence and authenticity.

My career has taken me across entrepreneurial start-ups, family businesses, charities, public bodies, global partnerships and Fortune 500 organisations. I have held director-level roles with full P&L responsibility and led multidisciplinary teams at Harvey Nash Group PLC, Ashridge Business School and the Center for Creative Leadership. These experiences enable me to support leaders navigating complex stakeholder environments, high-stakes conversations and organisational change.

I hold an MA in Coaching and Mentoring Practice from Oxford Brookes University. My research into team coaching was published in the International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, and I contributed to Hult Ashridge's Relational Team Coaching. I am a British Psychological Society Registered Assessor and previously served as President of EMCC UK and Chair of the EMCC Global Council.

Originally from Northumberland, I have lived in Sheffield, Bristol and, for the past 30 years, London. My work has taken me internationally across the US, Europe, the UAE and China. Outside work, I enjoy jazz, art, architecture and travelling, particularly to islands, with recent adventures taking me to Tasmania, Hawaii, Bermuda and Malta.