Dr. Mahesh Deshmukh is a distinguished coach, mentor, and psychologist with over 30 years of experience and an impressive 8000+ hours of Executive and Leadership Coaching. Renowned for his unique ability to integrate a wide range of coaching modalities, Mahesh stands among the rare few who hold the esteemed ICF-MCC credential. His qualifications and expertise span across multiple disciplines, including coaching supervision, somatic coaching, positive psychology, transactional analysis, and more.
Mahesh’s extensive certifications include being a Certified Mentor Coach, HeartMath Coach, Licensed TIFF Provider, Certified Daring Way Facilitator, Enneagram Practitioner & Teacher, mBIT Coach, and PM Coaching Specialist. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Psychology from IIT Bombay, an MSc in Management from NUS Singapore, and a Master’s in Psychology from Pune University.
With a track record of impactful results, Mahesh has coached over 50 C-level executives and 100 C-1 leaders, in addition to conducting 25+ group coaching sessions in the last three years. His collaborative coaching training program, co-curated with seasoned MCC Coach Barbara Anderson from Australia, reflects his dedication to advancing the coaching profession.
Beyond coaching, Mahesh contributes to academia as a visiting faculty member at IIM Shillong and supervises doctoral research in HR and OB. He is also a prolific researcher and speaker, with published work and presentations at prestigious international conferences.
