Lorena Cohan

Lorena Cohan helps emerging, mid-level, and senior leaders strengthen their leadership skills, build confidence, and enhance their performance. A bilingual and bicultural executive coach, facilitator, and leadership development specialist, she works with clients across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors in the United States and Latin America.

Lorena brings a strengths-based approach to her work, blending leadership coaching with practices from positive psychology and resilience. Her empathy, curiosity, and positivity create a trusting environment where clients can navigate change, deepen emotional intelligence, communicate effectively across cultures, and flourish as leaders.

Before becoming an executive coach, Lorena spent nearly 15 years in international development, including at the World Bank and with USAID contractors. Her experience gives her a nuanced understanding of international organizations, multicultural environments, and the challenges leaders face as they move into roles of greater scope and complexity.

Lorena is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation and a graduate of Georgetown University’s Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching program. She is certified in the Leadership Circle Profile, DISC, EQ-i 2.0, and the Mile Marker 360 assessment, and holds certificates in Applied Positive Psychology and the Flourishing Center’s Bounce Back Better Resilience Training Program.

Lorena earned a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a bachelor’s degree in international studies from Emory University.