Alex Patient brings an “in-the-trenches” perspective honed through over 20 years of first-hand experience in corporate leadership roles across financial services and energy. His career highlights include leading the Performance Insight division for FTSE100 NatWest through Covid, and serving as risk specialist to the Financial Services Authority’s Risk Managing Director through the financial crisis of 2008–09.

Since moving into executive and leadership coaching, Alex has worked with individuals and teams to transform how they lead – specifically helping technically-minded managers make the shift from problem-solver to people-developer. His focus is on teaching managers to coach rather than solve: building the practical habits that reduce bottlenecks, create ownership in teams, and free leaders to operate at the level their role actually demands.

Alex understands what it means to face demanding stakeholders, to navigate work and life as a leader with young children, and to make the difficult calls under pressure. He has also been on his own journey of leadership development – recognising that each stage requires adaptation, different mindsets, and the willingness to stop being the person with all the answers.

He works with managers who are brilliant at delivery and now need to become brilliant at developing others.