Cristina Custodio, a Puerto Rican master certified coach, is a global leader in the field of coaching for social change. She believes in coaching’s power to create belonging and build bridges. This belief is her guiding purpose.
As a social leadership coach, Cristina coaches leaders who are working for a more equitable and sustainable world. She has individually coached hundreds of global changemakers in the areas of education, health, climate change, gender equity, social justice, STEM, arts/culture, philanthropy, government and the United Nations.
Cristina has also coached and facilitated complex group transformation processes for hundreds of social change organizations across the Americas.
Experience
Cristina has more than 25 years of experience in leadership and management. The first 15 years were spent in various leadership roles in the management consulting, program management and engineering services industries.
During that time, she focused on operational excellence and oversaw major programs to build physical, systems and educational infrastructure for communities in need in the Caribbean.
Since 2011, Cristina’s practice centers around social leadership coaching, facilitation, consulting and strategic planning.
Memberships and Committees
- ICF Coaching Education – Global Board of Directors member.
- ICF Coaching Education – DEIJB Advisory Committee chair.
- ICF Diversity Council – Training and Development Subcommittee member.
- ICF Foundation – Global Council of Ambassadors member.
Education
2022
Master Certified Coach credential
International Coaching Federation
2022
Specialization in Organizational Leadership in EDI
Coursera/Rice University
2020
Certified Conscious Business Coach
BetterUp
2013
Professional Certified Coach
Coachville Center for Coaching Mastery
1994
Master of Business Administration
Harvard University
1994
Bachelor of Arts in History and Literature
Harvard University
Awards
2022
Top Leadership Coaches of 2023,
Coach Foundation
Research
Research interest
Coaching for social change