Pooja Khandelwal, ACTC, MCC, is an LCP360 certified coach, educator, mentor coach, Dare to LeadTM facilitator, and organizational leader. Pooja has transformed careers in transition across intersectional ecosystems for over a decade. She was one of the first ICF credentialed coaches in India.  

At UBC, she works with leaders, enhancing their individual resilience and collective capacity in retaining talent. Pooja supports a workforce of over 15,000 employees with their career resilience through systemic approaches to retention and transition. Her innovative work has shifted the culture of workplace engagement and employee transitions through the pioneering philosophy of career navigation. In 2018, UBC won an Honorable Mention at the ICF Prism Awards, for its strong coaching culture. Pooja was a founding coach for UBC’s Organizational Coaching Certificate Program. Under her leadership as Director Coach-Giving, ICF Vancouver Chapter’s ‘Leadership Coach-Giving program’ won the ICF Innovative Initiative award in 2014 and 2015.