Devika Das

Executive Presence Coach & Founder, CORE Executive Presence
INSEAD Alumna & Learning Coach  ·  Forbes Coaches Council
HBR Advisory Council  ·  World Economic Forum Expert Network  ·  Hong Kong
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Why I built this

Nobody told me what I needed to work on. And nobody told most of the leaders I coach either.

Not because people around them didn't notice. They did. But they were managing their own careers, protecting their own relationships, and being diplomatically careful. Honest developmental feedback is rare in most organisations. It travels upward very slowly, arrives diluted, and often doesn't arrive at all.

Your manager is navigating their own pressures. Your peers are competing for the same recognition. Your team tells you what keeps the peace. Nobody, in most cases, has the time, the skill, or the incentive to sit you down and say what you actually need to hear.

The result is that the things quietly holding you back accumulate. A pattern in how you show up under pressure. A communication style that doesn't land the way you intend. Something in how you read a room. And because no one says anything, you don't even know to look.

I spent twenty years coaching senior leaders across three continents. The gap is almost never capability. It is self-awareness. The distance between who you think you are as a leader and how others actually experience you.

The leaders who shift fastest are the ones who get an honest picture first. Not flattering. Accurate.

That is what these assessments are built to give you. Free. Anonymous. Three minutes.

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About Devika Das
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Twenty years. Three continents. One consistent finding.

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Years coaching C-suite leaders across Asia, Europe and the Middle East
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Research-based techniques in the CORE methodology
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Senior executives coached through INSEAD and private practice

I am the founder of CORE Executive Presence, a psychodynamic coaching methodology built on two decades of working with C-suite leaders. It pulls together clinical psychology, neuroscience, systems thinking and Eastern philosophy into something that actually lasts.

My academic home is INSEAD, where I completed an Executive Masters in Coaching and Consulting for Change, specialising in clinical and organisational psychoanalysis. I also coach on INSEAD executive programmes and am proud to call myself an alumna.

Beyond INSEAD, I am a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council (an opt-in invitation), a Forbes Coaches Council member, and part of the World Economic Forum Expert Network. I am also a published researcher and the author of From Within to Win.

I have lived and worked in India, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Indonesia, China and Hong Kong. Presence does not mean the same thing in every room. Understanding that gives leaders an edge most never develop.

I built this site because self-awareness should be accessible to everyone, not only those with a coaching budget.

What clients say

The work speaks for itself.

Devika cuts through the waffle and makes one focus on their strengths. This is especially critical as one reaches leadership positions. Her advice was thorough, thought through and strategic.
Mukul Mohanty
Senior Partner, Truffle Capital · Private Equity, MedTech, BioTech
She has a gift for developing connection with people, and it is with this connection that I managed to trust her quickly. I have become more attuned to my emotions, which allows me to be more centred as chair of the business.
Fanny Cheng
Executive Chairman, MEDELI
Devika holds a unique perspective that blends spirit and material in a way that was genuinely inspiring. The empathy she brings creates psychological safety from the very first session.
Dor Netzer
Head of Israel Mid Market Sales, Google Customer Solutions
She has an exceptional talent for quickly understanding someone's unique challenges and offering practical, actionable strategies tailored to their specific goals.
Lefteris Makras
R&D Director · PhD Industrial Microbiology
Her thoughtful questions, clear structure and focus on substance over validation helped me break through uncertainty I had carried for years.
Nikhil Sarma
Sales Leader · INSEAD, Leading Organisations in Disruptive Times
I was able to reconnect with my professional purpose, learned to let go, and found a more empowered way to communicate. All the guidance Devika gave me will stay with me as I grow.
Zeina Fakhry
HR Director, Microsoft
Devika took me on a self-discovery journey I had never experienced before. People around me are now acknowledging the change. She helped me get to the right mindset and the rest followed.
Andrea Lee
Engagement Manager, US Retail · Google
Self-awareness is not a personality trait. It is a discipline. And like any discipline, it begins with the decision to look honestly at what is actually there. These assessments are that first look. Take one. Then take it seriously.
— Devika Das · leadershipquizhub.com