Nihar Chhaya is a Wharton, Columbia and Georgetown-educated executive coach to the C-suite and leaders at global companies, including American Airlines, 3M, Cigna, Coca-Cola, DraftKings, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Technologies, Wieden+Kennedy and others.

A former Fortune 200 corporate head of talent development and senior advisor to the boards and CEOs of companies on executive development, Nihar is the CEO of PartnerExec, helping executives master interpersonal effectiveness for superior business and strategic outcomes.

He is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and writes on leadership for Forbes and Fast Company.  Nihar was selected to join the prestigious Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches organization of the world’s top executive coaches and holds the PCC credential from the International Coach Federation, having been certified at the Co-Active Training Institute.

He received his MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, his MA in international economics at Columbia University and his BS in economics at Georgetown University with coursework at the London School of Economics.

Nihar just earned his MCC (Master Certified Coach) credential with the International Coaching Federation.