The best CTO coaches help you cut through the noise and lead with clarity. Whether you're navigating technical debt, scaling teams, or earning a seat at the executive table, the right coach changes how you think and act. I've pulled together the CTO coaches worth your attention—ones with real track records helping tech leaders grow.
Top 17 CTO Coaches
Below are the profiles of the top CTO coaches, covering who they are and the impact they've made in this space.
Andy Skipper
Founder & CEO at CTO Craft
Belfast, United Kingdom
Focus area:
#CTO leadership#Executive coaching#Engineering leadership#Technology strategy
Andy Skipper is founder and CEO of CTO Craft, the leadership community he launched in 2017 after CTO roles at Made.com and Comic Relief and extensive interim technology leadership work.
Through CTO…
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Adam Horner
CTO Coach & Founder of The CTO Playbook
Gothenburg, Sweden
Focus area:
#CTO leadership#Technology strategy#Executive coaching#Team scaling#Business alignment
Adam Horner is a CTO coach, founder, and host of The CTO Playbook. He has more than 30 years in technology and over a decade leading teams as a chief technology officer…
Eric Weiss
CTO & Executive Coach at Chaos to Clarity
San Diego, United States
Focus area:
#CTO leadership#Organizational scaling#Executive coaching#Technology strategy#Team performance
Eric Weiss is the CEO of Chaos to Clarity and a CTO and executive coach with two decades of technology experience spanning Sony, Raytheon, Qualcomm, startup leadership, OpenAI, and coaching.
Weiss helps…
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Stephan Schmidt
CTO Coach at Amazing CTO
Germany
Focus area:
#CTO leadership#Engineering management#AI transformation#Technology strategy#Technical debt
Stephan Schmidt is a CTO coach at Amazing CTO, a longtime engineering leader and startup founder. His career includes management at ImmobilienScout24 and a CTO role at an eBay company.
Schmidt combines…
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Leigh Newsome
CTO Coach & Partner at Hoola Hoop
New York, United States
Focus area:
#CTO leadership#Engineering organizations#AI strategy#Product strategy#Executive coaching
Leigh Newsome is a CTO coach, partner at Hoola Hoop, and NYU adjunct professor. He spent more than 25 years of experience building and leading product and engineering organizations across industries.
A…
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Brad Henrickson
CTO & Technology Leadership Coach
San Francisco, United States
Focus area:
#Technology leadership#Organizational design#Executive coaching#Team scaling#Technical strategy
Brad Henrickson is a technology leadership coach and seasoned operator. His career spans founding Zoosk, VP Engineering roles at Keen.io and Earnest, and CTO leadership at Scoop and Change.org.
Through Henrickson Leadership,…
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Adelina Chalmers
CTO Strategic Advisor & Founder of The Geek Whisperer
Greater Cambridge Area, United Kingdom
Focus area:
#CTO strategy#Executive influence#Business alignment#Engineering leadership#Executive communication
Adelina Chalmers is founder of The Geek Whisperer and a strategic adviser to CTOs and other STEM executives, with experience working across technology, science, and engineering organizations.
Chalmers helps CTOs connect technical…
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Joel Chippindale
CTO Coach & Mentor at Monkey's Thumb
London, United Kingdom
Focus area:
#CTO leadership#Executive coaching#Team scaling#Engineering culture#Leadership development
Joel Chippindale is a CTO coach and mentor at Monkey's Thumb with more than 20 years leading software teams, including CTO roles at Unmade and Econsultancy and CTO/COO leadership at FutureLearn.
Chippindale…
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Itzy Sabo
CTO Coach, Mentor & Fractional CTO
Modiin-Maccabim-Reut, Israel
Focus area:
#CTO strategy#Business alignment#Executive leadership#Engineering operations#Team scaling
Itzy Sabo is a CTO coach, mentor, fractional CTO, and technology adviser with more than 25 years in software engineering, product management, and executive leadership across varied industries.
Sabo helps SaaS CTOs…
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Jossie Haines
Executive & Engineering Leadership Coach
Campbell, United States
Focus area:
#Engineering leadership#Executive coaching#Career growth#Executive influence#Sustainable leadership
Jossie Haines is an executive and engineering leadership coach and former VP of Engineering at Tile. She has more than 25 years of experience in software engineering and over a decade in…
Laura Tacho
Engineering Leadership Coach & Technology Executive
Austria
Focus area:
#Engineering leadership#Developer productivity#Executive coaching#Engineering metrics#AI impact
Laura Tacho is an engineering leadership coach and technology executive. Her career includes CTO at DX and leadership roles at CloudBees, Aula Education, and Nova Credit, plus developer tools work.
Tacho coaches…
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Jason Noble
CTO, Lecturer & Coach at CTO Academy
London, United Kingdom
Focus area:
#Technology leadership#CTO development#Technology strategy#Innovation#Executive education
Jason Noble is CTO, lecturer, and coach at CTO Academy, bringing board-level technology experience across software businesses, enterprise projects, innovation, and technical leadership.
At CTO Academy, Noble helps technology leaders strengthen strategic…
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Edmond Lau
Engineering Leadership Coach & Author
Boulder, United States
Focus area:
#Engineering leadership#Leadership coaching#Team effectiveness#Communication#High-impact engineering
Edmond Lau is co-founder of Awakened Partnership, an engineering leadership educator, and author of The Effective Engineer, with earlier engineering experience at Google, Quora, and Quip.
Lau teaches engineers and technology…
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Christian McCarrick
Engineering Executive & Leadership Mentor
Alamo, United States
Focus area:
#Engineering leadership#Leadership mentoring#Team scaling#Executive development#Technology management
Christian McCarrick is an engineering executive at Google, leadership mentor, and host of the SimpleLeadership podcast, with more than two decades of experience scaling technology teams.
McCarrick mentors managers, directors, founders, and…
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Katie Wilde
Engineering Leadership Advisor & Coach
Vancouver, Canada
Focus area:
#Engineering leadership#Team performance#Remote leadership#Organizational scaling#People management
Katie Wilde is an engineering executive, writer, and speaker. Her leadership career includes VP Engineering roles at Buffer and Snyk, alongside extensive work on engineering management.
Wilde's writing and talks explore people-first…
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Hywel Carver
Co-Founder & CEO at Skiller Whale
London, United Kingdom
Focus area:
#Technology leadership#Engineering learning#Team development#CTO coaching#Technical capability
Hywel Carver is co-founder and CEO of Skiller Whale, a former startup CTO and technology adviser who has spent years building companies, coaching tech leaders, and convening CTO peer communities.
Carver helps…
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Denis Čahuk
Engineering Leadership Coach & Technical Trainer
Slovenia
Focus area:
#Engineering leadership#Continuous delivery#Extreme Programming#Team autonomy#Technical coaching
Denis Čahuk is an engineering leadership coach and technical trainer who works with tech leads and engineering managers on stronger teams, delivery practices, software quality, and leadership.
Čahuk combines leadership coaching with…
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Selection Methodology
I selected the leaders on this list based on their relevance, demonstrated expertise and impact, professional credibility, and ongoing contributions to the field.
I look for evidence such as leading meaningful initiatives or delivering notable results within their organizations, developing influential ideas or practices, publishing research or educational resources, speaking or teaching, and other contributions that demonstrate impact within their work or the broader field.
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