General Overview
Gururaj Kumar is a trauma-informed, culturally responsive mediator, coach, facilitator, and consultant with 25 years of experience helping organizations navigate conflict, strengthen leadership, and build more effective teams. A Rotary Peace Fellow and adjunct faculty at Northwestern University, he has partnered with Fortune 100 to 500 companies, federal and state government agencies, academic institutions, and international development and humanitarian organizations across five continents.
An ICF Certified Coach and Certified Mediator with additional expertise in MBTI, DiSC, IDI, and EQi, Gururaj brings the credentialing and real-world depth to meet business clients wherever they are.
Gururaj creates the conditions for conversations that have never happened before, to break through years of tension, rebuild fractured trust, and open new possibilities for individuals and teams.
Business Experience
With 25 years of experience working across Fortune 100 to 500 companies, federal and state government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and international development environments, Gururaj brings a deep understanding of how conflict shows up differently at every level of an organization. He has worked directly with executives, managers, and frontline teams, facilitating difficult conversations, mediating active disputes, and coaching leaders through complex interpersonal and organizational challenges. His cross-sector experience gives him the range and credibility to meet business clients wherever they are located.
Specializations
- Workplace conflict resolution and mediation
- Conflict coaching
- Leadership development and executive coaching
- Team effectiveness
- Cross-cultural facilitation
- De-escalation facilitation
- Change management
- Restorative practices
- Fortune 100 Companies
- Government agencies
Credentials
- Master’s of Arts: International Peace and Conflict Resolution
- ICF Certified Coach (ACC)
- Certified Mediator
- IOA Foundations of Organizational Ombuds Practice
- MBTI Certified Practitioner
- DiSC Certified Facilitator
- Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)
- EQi Certified
- Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI)
Affiliations
- Rotary Peace Center Fellowship: International Peace and Development Studies (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand)
- Crucial Conversations, VitalSmarts
- Certified Mediator, Multiple Organizations
- Mentor Mediator, TSA
- ICF Mentor Coach, TSA
