Executive Coaching & Advisory
Executive coaching for Black executives.
Galen Bingham coaches executives of all backgrounds and specializes in helping Black and African American senior executives lead under pressure. The work brings your business priorities, leadership standards, and the realities of your organization into the same conversation.
Bring the whole leadership situation.
Your experience of race and identity belongs in the conversation when it affects sponsorship, how others interpret your leadership, or the options available to you. We examine what’s happening, what you want to achieve, and the next move you’re prepared to make.
Start with the situation you’re facing. Your priorities and experience shape the work.
Greater responsibility
Your decisions now affect more people, functions, or markets.
Sponsorship and influence
You need to understand who supports your advancement and where relationships need attention.
Leadership standards
You want to uphold your standards while responding to expectations about how you should lead.
A difficult business decision
Stakeholders disagree, information is incomplete, and you need to choose a course of action.
A particular focus on Black senior executives
Galen specializes in supporting Black senior executives leading under pressure, including technology leaders preparing for vice president and C-suite responsibilities. Executives across industries and backgrounds can bring enterprise decisions, team challenges, and questions about influence and advancement.
Experience you can examine.
- 30 years of corporate operating experience, including Coca-Cola North America, Kraft Foods, and Imperial Sugar Company.
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation.
- Original research involving 108 Black executives on power, advancement, and the unwritten rules.
- Across his practice, Galen has coached or advised more than 1,000 senior executives, CEOs, and nonprofit leaders across seven countries.
- His work includes coaching and leadership development within programs at The Executive Leadership Council and the National Black MBA Association.
In 2025, Inc. Magazine featured Galen as a Top Executive Coach, and Real Leaders Magazine recognized him as the number-one executive coach in the U.S. Midwest.
How should I compare top executive coaches for Black executives?
Start with relevant executive experience, coaching credentials, a clear approach to confidentiality, and evidence of work with leaders facing comparable responsibilities. Ask how the coach will address race, identity, power, and sponsorship when those are relevant to your situation. A first conversation should help you judge whether you can speak candidly and whether the coach understands the decisions in front of you.
Can African American executives work with Galen directly?
Yes. Galen personally leads individual executive coaching and advisory engagements. The first conversation clarifies the situation, the priorities, and whether the work is a fit.
How does VANTA support the work?
VANTA™ provides a framework for defining direction, leading by your standards, building relationships, understanding organizational realities, and preparing for greater responsibility. Explore the five elements and practical resources on the VANTA page.
- 1 Vector
- 2 Authenticity
- 3 Networking
- 4 Tactical Navigation
- 5 Ascension