Our Academic Community

The people who bring the HRE Global Academy’s philosophy to life

At HRE Global Academy, development happens through relationship. Our international academic community brings together faculty, coaches, mentors, researchers and leaders who share a commitment to philosophy as lived practice, coaching as transformation and leadership as responsibility. Through their teaching, mentoring and practice, they help cultivate coaches and leaders who think more deeply, choose more consciously, act more wisely and contribute to the growth of others.

International Scientific Council

Barbara Asimakopoulou, MBA, PCC, ITCA — Greece

Barbara is an award-winning Executive and Systemic Team Coach with more than 30 years of experience in leadership development, coaching and human resources. She contributes to the Academy’s educational vision and to the development of coaches and leaders through philosophical practice.

Founder & Programme Director · President of the International Scientific Council · Educator · ICF Mentor Coach.

David Wondra, PCC — USA

David Wondra is an executive coach with more than 30 years of business experience, including 20 years in executive leadership. A former Chair and Director of the ICF Global Board, he works with CEOs and C-suite leaders to strengthen leadership effectiveness and organisational performance.

Member, International Scientific Council of Experts · Executive Coach · Leadership & Team Development

Kathryn Pope, PCC — UK

Kathryn Pope is an internationally experienced executive and team coach with a strong commercial background and more than 10,000 coaching hours. She works with boards, senior leaders and teams across sectors, helping them navigate change, gain fresh perspectives and make meaningful progress. She is an ICF Professional Certified Coach and an accredited Coach Supervisor.

Member, International Scientific Council of Experts · Coach Supervisor · Executive, Team & Board Coach

Dr. Nancy Papalexandri — Greece

Nancy Papalexandri is Professor Emerita of Human Resource Management at the Athens University of Economics and Business. An academic and author, her work and research have focused on human resource management, organisational behaviour and leadership.

Member, International Scientific Council of Experts · Author

Faculty, Coaches & Mentors

Dr. Tünde Erdős, MCC — Austria

Dr. Tünde Erdős is an ICF Master Certified Coach, coach supervisor, researcher and author specialising in Coaching Presence. She teaches Integrative Presence at HRE Global Academy and is an international speaker and lecturer at HEC Paris. She holds a PhD in Coaching Psychology from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and received the 2023 ICF Impact Award.

Faculty Educator in Coaching Presence· ICF Master Certified Coach · Coach Supervisor · Researcher & Author

Kosmas Michail, M.Sc., PCC — Greece

Kosmas Michail is an ICF Professional Certified Coach, Executive and Team Coach, with experience as a senior multinational executive and advisor to large organisations. At HRE Global Academy, he is an educator and author on Conversational Intelligence, as well as an observer and ICF Mentor Coach.

Faculty Educator in Neuroscience · Observer & ICF Mentor Coach · Executive & Team Coach

Olga Papatriantafyllou, M.A. — Greece

Olga Papatriantafyllou is a mindfulness educator, MBSR teacher and psychotherapist. Trained in MBSR at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and in mindfulness and meditation through Dharma Moon–Tibet House, she brings more than 20,000 hours of experience in mindfulness and training. She founded the Mindfulness Institute in Greece and leads the mindfulness programme at HRE Global Academy.

Faculty Educator in Mindfulness · MBSR Teacher · Founder, Mindfulness Institute

Maria Hatziaggelidi, ACC - Greece

Maria Chatziaggelidi is an ICF Associate Certified Coach and a medical and personal development coach. She has worked in personal development coaching since 2016 and has completed further training in Medical Coaching, Team & Leadership Coaching, and Business Coaching. At HRE Global Academy, she serves as a trainer and observer coach, and she is the founder of Reappraise Coaching.

Faculty Observer Coach · Medical & Business Coach · Founder, Reappraise Coaching

Dorota Raniszewska, PCC, Poland

Educator and Author of Photography in Coaching for HRE Global Academy. EMCC Master Practitioner, is a coach, mentor, and author known globally for ``ONE IMAGE—MANY WORDS,``. She organizes the International Symposium on Photography in Coaching, pioneering photography's role in coaching.