Member Profile

As an executive coach to CEOs of venture capital backed companies, Peter Dupont helps both new and seasoned leaders, and their teams, advance their performance to enhance company growth and profitability.

With a passion for client success and an extensive background in a broad range of business environments, coaching engagements have included top executives backed by leading venture firms including Kleiner Perkins, Delphi Ventures, Mohr Davidow, Firelake Capital and Synergy Life Science Partners.

Why Coaching?

Securing capital from sophisticated investors requires that a CEO possess significant confidence and specific strengths. Often these leaders are skilled in engineering or product development, but may have little experience in day-to-day operations or in guiding a company through significant transitions and rapid growth. 

Adjusting to the demands and expectations of the venture community and company boards create challenges and frustrations for CEOs from diverse cultural and/or professional backgrounds. Within these complex business environments, the CEO often lacks internal or external support during the most critical times in his company’s development. 

An effective coach brings an outside perspective, a high level of direct and non-judgmental honesty and a mutually accountable commitment to enhance professional development.

Value Added

As a former CEO, Mr. Dupont brings relevant, practical and extensive experience in several consumer product and technology companies, as well as a proven track record for growing and leading successful teams. 

His credentials include:

♦    more than 25 years of executive leadership in guiding marketing, sales, finance, and operational teams in start-up, small, mid-size and large companies;

♦    successful coaching of venture-backed company CEOs and their teams;

♦    more than a decade of involvement in the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), observing and learning best practices in monthly CEO peer coaching forums, and;

♦    his own personal development as a CEO, receiving coaching from thought-leaders in organizational and professional development.

Mr. Dupont provides his clients straightforward and confidential advice and unique insights into the challenging issues facing today’s top CEOs. His personal network and colleagues in the Pacific Leadership Group can serve as specialized, leveraged resources.

Following a thorough assessment of capabilities and company environment, often including in-depth interviews with relevant stakeholders recommended by the CEO, Mr. Dupont and the client develop a customized program and system of accountability to help the executive achieve superior performance in order to enhance his company’s likelihood of success. 

Designed around individual CEO requirements, programs typically focus on:

♦ Solving real-time, tactical business-building issues

♦ Developing leadership skills

♦ Building a high-performing leadership team