Executive Coaching · Neurodivergent & Non-Standard Leaders

Quant Mind. Shaman Soul.

Cambridge-trained executive coach and Reiki Master, ex-Director in investment banking, and neurodivergent myself.

I help spiky, high-performing leaders (ADHD, autistic, or simply wired differently) who stop masking and lead at full strength.

Most are MDs, directors, engineers and founders in tech and banking, where technical brilliance is no longer the variable. What matters now: your presence, your decisions, and what your team feels when you walk in.

Ready to lead on your own terms? Let's talk.

Daniele Forni,Executive Coach
Accredited Executive Coach Cambridge GARP Reiki

Who I Work With

Neurodiverse Talent C-Suite & Boards Founders Technologists Investment Bankers

Across Financial Services & Technology

Executive coaching in Hong Kong, London & Milan, and worldwide online

Daniele Forni, executive coach

About Me

From banking director to executive coach

I spent over a decade as a Director in global investment banking, delivering billions in capital savings and leading teams of 200+, all while autistic, ADHD, and masking to fit in. Now I coach spiky, high-performing leaders to stop masking and lead at full strength, pairing analytical rigour with the grounding of a Reiki Master.

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My Background in Banking & Technology

500+
Professionals Trained in Tech and Risk Management
15+
Years Experience
$8Bn+
Savings Delivered using Technology & Analytics
200+
People Led in advanced analytics and technology teams
$40M+
Transformation Budgets Managed
11K+
Followers on LinkedIn
1.5K
Weekly Subscribers
7
Books Authored

Accredited by the Association for Coaching · Advanced Executive Coaching Programme, Møller Institute, University of Cambridge · MSc Economics, Warwick

If You're Wired Differently, Some of These Will Land

Sound familiar?

The friction was never your performance. It's everything you've had to do around it.

01

You've spent years masking at work, and it's quietly capping what you're capable of.

02

You're deeply technical but you've hit a ceiling competence alone can't break.

03

You make high-stakes calls daily, with no equal sounding board to think them through.

Chosen by professionals working in

AVANADE
STUDIO ANTONIO PERAZZI
HSBC UK
JAC STRATEGY
FAIRSHOT
UNIVERSITA BOCCONI
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
METRO
HSBC
JP MORGAN
STANDARD CHARTERED
AVANADE
STUDIO ANTONIO PERAZZI
HSBC UK
JAC STRATEGY
FAIRSHOT
UNIVERSITA BOCCONI
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
METRO
HSBC
JP MORGAN
STANDARD CHARTERED
Testimonials

In their own words.

“When we started working together, I was an IT engineer who thought leadership wasn't for me. Last week, I accepted a role as a Cloud Solutions Architect.”
E · Cloud Architect · Technology · Milan, Italy
“These sessions allowed me to expand my thinking beyond just the obvious options and to realise the power of the network I have established.”
A. · Managing Director · Banking · Hong Kong SAR
“My sessions with Daniele have far exceeded my initial expectations.”
T. · Head of a Major Project · Banking · Hong Kong SAR
“He provided invaluable support during a challenging period, helping me gain clarity and direction.”
B. · Delivery Lead · Technology · London, UK
“I always felt listened to and empowered to find my own solutions, which strengthened my confidence and helped me make meaningful progress.”
A. · Early-Career Professional · Banking · Bangalore, India
“By the end of our first coaching cycle, I successfully landed a role in my preferred field, largely thanks to Daniele's guidance.”
K. · Career Transition · Banking · London, UK
“Thank you for reshaping my perspective, one question at a time.”
K. · Senior Buyer · Wholesale · Hong Kong SAR
“I cannot recommend him enough! I have never encountered someone who is at the same time super creative, imaginative, analytical and both a quick and innovative thinker.”
J. · HR Professional · Coaching · London, UK
“Best decision I've made in a decade.”
V. · Director · Banking · Hong Kong SAR
“I've shifted from a passive mindset, where I let circumstances lead, to an active one, where I take responsibility for my choices and life direction.”
M. · Investment Banker · Banking · Hong Kong SAR
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A lone pine on a misty mountainside at dawn

Work With Me

The Shaman · 1:1 Executive Coaching

Stop Translating Yourself. Start Leading.

For leaders who don't fit the mold, and want success on their own terms.

Deep 1:1 coaching that turns the way your mind actually works into your edge, so you lead as you actually are, not the version you perform.

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The Tribe · Corporate Advisory

Build the Tribe They Belong To.

Stop fixing your people. Fix the system they work in.

Advisory for leadership teams done patching the cracks, rebuilding trust, rhythm, inclusion and AI fluency across the system, so your sharpest minds stop performing and do their best work.

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Books by Daniele Forni

From neuroscience to shamanism, from data to identity, each book maps a different region of the human operating system.

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The Podcast · The Data Shaman

Leadership, technology & spirituality.

Long-form conversations and solo episodes on leading differently, AI fluency, neurodivergence, and the inner game of high performance. New episodes on YouTube.

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