Ruth GotianSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

Dr. Ruth Gotian is a leading expert on high performance, mentorship, and leadership development. She served for nearly 30 years at Weill Cornell Medicine as Chief Learning Officer, Associate Professor of Education in Anesthesiology, and founding Assistant Dean of Mentoring. She is now on the faculty at Columbia University Teachers College and runs her own practice as a keynote speaker, executive coach, and strategist. Gotian researches the habits and mindsets of extremely high achievers, such as Nobel Prize winners, astronauts, Olympians, and NBA champions, to uncover what sets them apart. Her work has been featured in outlets like Newsweek, Forbes, and Harvard Business Review. She is the author of “The Success Factor” (2022) and the ”Financial Times Guide to Mentoring” (2024). Recognized as one of the world’s Top 50 executive coaches by Thinkers50, she is a former #1 emerging management thinker and a LinkedIn Top Voice in mentoring, helping leaders, teams, and organizations build cultures of sustained excellence.