ICF CEO Magdalena Mook

Magdalena Nowicka Mook - Magdalena Mook brings
experience in fundraising, coaching, and consulting and
association management. Currently she offers her vision and
strategic direction as the CEO and Executive Director of the
International Coaching Federation (ICF), where
she acts as a partner to the ICF's Global Board of Directors
since 2005. Magdalena has also held positions with the Council of
State Governments, where she was the Assistant Director of
National Policy and Director of Development. The U.S. Department
of Agriculture's Economic Research Service has also utilized
Magdalena's international business acumen, bringing her in for
coordinating technical assistance programs and implementing
special projects in four European countries. Magda is a trained
professional coach and systems’ facilitator.


Magda is a frequent speaker on subjects of trends in coaching and
leadership development as well as regulation, ethics, and social
progress.


Ms. Mook received her M.S. in Economics and International Trade
from the Warsaw School of Economics, Poland. She also graduated
from the Copenhagen Business School’s Advanced Program in
International Management and Consulting. She is a member of the
Women's Foreign Policy Group; Forbes.com Council on Non-profits;
ATD; and serves as an Immediate Past Chair of the International
Associations Advisory Council of ASAE and the member of Key
Global Associations Committee. In 2019, Magda was recognized as
#1 Coach: Global Influence by Marshall Goldsmith Thinkers50 and
was one of eight finalists for the Thinkers50 Distinguished Award
in Coaching and Mentoring. In 2021, she was recognized as #25
Top30 Global Guru in Organizational Culture.