About The Coach

I'm Dinusha Koggalahewa, an Executive Coach and certified Master Transformational Coach working with high-impact leaders operating in complex, high-pressure environments.

I partner with senior leaders, executives, business owners, and high-potential professionals who carry significant responsibility and want to lead with greater clarity, grounded authority, and resilience over the long term.

I work with clients across the Asia Pacific region, and internationally, delivering coaching in English via live video sessions.

Background

Before founding Aspire Coaching NZ, I spent nearly two decades in corporate real estate and critical systems operations, supporting mission-critical environments across banking and data centre operations.

My career included senior leadership roles in engineering operations, risk management, and people leadership — including ten years at Goldman Sachs, where I worked as a Vice President responsible for critical systems operations and engineering across the Asia Pacific region.

Those years taught me how to lead calmly under pressure, make sound decisions amid complexity, and sustain performance without burning people out — lessons I now bring directly into my coaching work.

My Coaching Style

My coaching style is grounded, calm, and precise.

• A stabilising presence
  I create a composed, psychologically safe environment where clients can think clearly without urgency or performance pressure.
  
  

• Space with structure
  I hold space for deep reflection while providing enough structure to ensure focus, momentum, and integration.
  
  

• Refined listening and observation
  I help clients see patterns in how they lead, decide, and relate — often revealing what sits just outside awareness.
  
  

• Science-informed, human-centred
  My work integrates evidence-based coaching, positive psychology, emotional intelligence, and somatic awareness.
  
  

• Root-cause orientation
  We work beneath surface symptoms to address the underlying drivers of stress, indecision, or misalignment.
  
  

Credentials & Training

Professional Associations

• Member, International Coaching Federation (ICF)
  

Certifications

• Certified Trauma Informed Coach (2025) - The Centre for Healing
  
  

• Somatic Foundations (2025) - The Centre for Healing
  
  

• Certified Transformational Master Coach (ICF Level 3 Accredited) - Coach Masters Academy (2024)
  
  

• Certified Professional Transformational Coach - Advanced Practitioner (ICF Level 2 Accredited) - Coach Masters Academy (2023)
  
  

• Certified Transformational Coach - Professional Level (ICF Level 1 Accredited) - Coach Masters Academy (2022)
  
  

Education

• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics - Power Systems) - The University of Auckland (2024)
  
  
  

AUTHENTICITY · RESILIENCE · SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE