Vikram (Vik) Kapoor

Vikram (“Vik”) Kapoor is a Regents Scholar of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center (J.D). He has also earned advanced certificates in organizational coaching from George Mason University and trauma recovery from Harvard Medical School. Vik is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) recognized by the International Coach Federation (ICF) and is currently working towards his Master Coaching Certification, which is the highest credential in professional coaching.

Vik began his professional career as an event planner for the United Nations Foundation and also served as a court mediator, class action litigator, and adjunct professor of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). During his time with the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), he had the good fortune of leveraging his passion for service, neuroscience, and negotiation to take on increasing responsibility in the areas of organizational development, leadership coaching, and systemic issue resolution, which earned him four major awards. He has extensive training in behavioral science, leadership assessments, resilience and well-being, and conflict coaching, which he leverages in service of his clients who span six continents and a broad spectrum of industries.

Vik’s client list includes rising stars and established leaders at the U.S. State Department, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Women, the UN Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), FEMA, the U.S. Secret Service, The FBI Hostage Rescue Team, DOD-Pentagon, Facebook, Oculus, Groupon, Deloitte, Lyft, DLA Piper, The World Bank, Chipotle, Georgetown University, The New York Times, Salesforce, The Nature Conservancy and a range of top advisory, legal, and financial services companies.

A highly sought-after speaker and facilitator, Vik weaves together cutting-edge science and practical wisdom to empower those who seek support around goal-setting, leading with values, collaborating in the workplace, bouncing back from setbacks, and galvanizing teams behind a common purpose.

He also has meaningful experience in building and evaluating high-impact coaching and training programs. Adept at cultural nuances in program delivery, he recently managed a pilot coaching program for the United Nations in almost 40 countries. As part of this engagement, Vik led a UN mission to Kenya and Turkey, where he trained UNDP employees from 14 countries on peer coaching and conflict resolution, just in time for them to be of service during the COVID-19 crisis. Passionate about increasing diversity and equipping the next generation of talent, Vik is also a mentor coach for the Coach Diversity Institute and serves on the coaching faculty for Georgetown’s School of Business.

Classified as a Learner under the Gallup Strengthsfinder, Vik has a life-long commitment to learning in service of others, and it shows. His coaching and training clients regularly give him exemplary reviews because he clearly cares about their long-term development. In addition to his own proprietary models for self-care and finding purpose in life, Vik is skilled in Appreciative Inquiry, Clifton Strengthsfinder, Kilmann Conflict Inventory, DiSC Profile, VIA Character Strengths, Qualitative 360 Assessments, Gallup Q-12, Cinnie Noble's CINERGY model, and Jack Philips' Return on Investment (ROI) model.

He also likes to meditate, travel with his wife, fiddle with his toy drone and VR headset, and play (low-stakes) poker.

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