Strategic Advisor · Executive Coach
Where leaders find clarity — and act on it.
For the room where the hard calls get made. Strategic advisory and 1:1 executive coaching for founders, CXOs, and boards, from a former Managing Director.
My Conviction
Most leaders don't lack ambition. They lack clarity — about what they stand for, how they decide, and who they need to become for the next chapter.
Two pathways. One conviction.
See both pathwaysStrategic Advisory
For founders and CXOs scaling through complexity. Vision, strategy, organisation transformation — and the tough calls about people.
Learn more1:1 Executive Coaching
For individual leaders sensing something is missing. The work begins with reality — who you are in this moment.
Learn moreWhy Amit
Advisory from someone who has led.
Decades of hands-on executive experience — not consulting from the sidelines — means this isn't advisory from the outside. It's partnership from someone who has led through exactly what you're facing and stays with you through execution
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Sartorius India Group
Former Managing Director
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India–Germany
Business specialist
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IIM Bangalore
Visiting Faculty
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McGill University
Alumnus
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The Missing Link
Host, with Amit
Featured Perspectives
Recent thinking.
Articles
All articlesThe Leader You Become When You Think No One’s Watching
September 13, 2026The Collapse Of Trust
September 2, 2026Crossing the Rubicon Is Learnable. So Why Haven’t You?
July 22, 2026Insights
All insightsMost leaders haven't decided. They've formed a preference.
They stand at the riverbank convinced they want the other side, while the water runs silently beneath them. Motivation gets you to the river. Only volition crosses it.
Read in contextPressure that isn't processed doesn't vanish. It leaks.
It leaks as frenetic motion, as compulsive control, as decision paralysis. Control wins every argument until the room stops offering one — and perfect silence gets mistaken for consensus.
Read in contextOrganisations learned predictability and called it trust
Machines were the first thing in the enterprise that could be relied on absolutely — no gaps left for judgment to fill. That is the opposite of what trust between people asks for.
Read in contextIf the goal is reachable with what you already know, it isn't leadership
It is management. Leadership always leads toward something distant, beyond known tools. Leaders driven by incentive or fear get swept aside by the unknowns; leaders driven by purpose endure.
Read in contextTestimonials
I had the privilege of being coached by Amit Chatterjee during an important phase of my leadership journey. His practical, insightful, and business-focused coaching helped me broaden my perspective, strengthen my decision-making, and align…
Santhosh Nair
Managing Director / Site Director, Global CDMO Subsidiary, Bangalore
Read in fullI have been fortunate to be coached by Amit, whom I regard as one of the finest mentors in the corporate world. I approached him at a time when I was struggling to find answers to the unknowns — where did I go wrong in my transition to the…
Nitin Ghildiyal
Director, Customer Operations, Healthcare Services Company, Bangalore
Read in fullAmit inspired me greatly. He is truly thoughtful and a reflective teacher, with a deep knowledge of business and people, and knows how to truly mentor someone. It is my privilege to know Amit, and I am constantly learning from him about how…
Mark Hirst
CEO & Global Head, Trust & Fiduciary, Global Bank, Geneva
Read in fullClarity often begins with a conversation.