David Peterson
- Co-Founder of 7PF and former Head of Coaching at Google
Biography
David has been recognized as a world-class executive coach and thought leader in leadership and executive development for over 25 years. In 2019 he was selected as the #1 Corporate Coach in the world.
Prior to co-founding 7 Paths Forward, dedicated to helping good coaches become great coaches, David led Google’s Executive Coaching & Leadership (ECL) team for 10 years, where he built one of the world’s most innovative and high-impact coaching programs.
In addition to being a world-class coach, he is a highly regarded author and speaker — his books Leader as Coach and Development FIRST have sold over 1,000,000 copies — known for being on the cutting edge of the profession, challenging the conventional wisdom and constantly exploring provocative and compelling new ideas to help coaches and leaders have greater impact.
