Paul O’Donovan Rossa is an internationally recognized executive and team coach with over 27 years of experience working with C-suite leaders, senior executives, and teams across more than 35 countries. His global perspective and cross-cultural fluency make him a trusted partner for leaders navigating complex environments and high-stakes transformation.

Paul’s coaching consistently delivers measurable results—from successful transitions into senior leadership roles to business transformations, major client wins, and substantial revenue growth. Clients also report greater confidence, increased energy, and a deeper sense of clarity and alignment in their leadership.

Widely known for his ability to quickly uncover what truly matters, Paul helps leaders think deeply, connect strategically, and lead authentically. His process enables clients to step back, gain critical insight, and make decisions that drive lasting impact.

His coaching style blends strategic focus with personal transformation, accelerating growth and learning while building long-term, sustainable leadership capacity. Paul works with leaders in professional services, financial services, Silicon Valley startups, NGOs, and beyond.

Recent Engagements Include:

• Coaching the CEO and leadership team of a global NGO to strengthen culture and align operations with mission across a highly diverse and dynamic organization (4 years, ongoing).

• Partnering with the Managing Partner of a mid-sized professional services firm to lead business transformation, design firmwide coaching initiatives, and shape the next generation of leadership (7 years).

• Supporting a Big Four executive through a transition from EMEA functional lead to global strategic role, enhancing innovation, team cohesion, and market competitiveness (4 years).

• Coaching the CEO of a boutique law firm through a decade-long transformation, including client growth, revenue increase (150% over final five years), industry recognition, and eventual merger (10 years).

• Coaching the Vice Chair of a UK consultancy to elevate the firm’s strategic focus, redesign partner development, and evolve the compensation and performance model (5 years, ongoing).

Philosophy & Approach

Paul believes great leadership begins with self-awareness, courage, and personal alignment. His work helps clients become not only more effective in the present, but resilient visionaries for what lies ahead.

These deeper principles—authentic leadership, resilience, and visionary clarity—are at the heart of Paul’s coaching, alongside high performance and strategic execution.

Background

Paul brings a lifelong commitment to excellence and competitive edge. In addition to being a recognized coaching leader, he is a former national champion in his sport of table soccer, having captained both the England and USA national teams. In 2017, he won the USA Veteran Championship, and in 2018 led the USA team to a top 8 world ranking at the Table Soccer World Cup.

This unique blend of high-performance insight and global coaching experience allows Paul to support clients with both strategic acumen and transformational depth.