Stephen Miles has 25 years of experience working with CEOs, emerging C-suite talent, and boards of directors – from the largest global Fortune 500 corporations to high-growth start-ups. He has helped these leaders handle some of the most critical leadership challenges and decisions companies are facing today.

The founder and CEO of The Miles Group, previously he was a vice chairman at Heidrick & Struggles and ran their Leadership Advisory Services. Miles has partnered with numerous boards of global Fortune 500 companies to ensure that a successful leadership selection and transition occurs. He is a recognized expert on the role of the CEO, and has worked with companies on the establishment and effectiveness of the position and on supporting the transition from COO to effective CEO.

Miles is a coach to CEOs and COOs globally. He and his CEO advisory services were profiled in the Bloomberg Businessweek article “The Rising Star of CEO Consulting,” where he was dubbed “the CEO whisperer.”

He co-hosts a business leadership podcast, C-Suite Intelligence, with The Miles Group COO, Taylor Griffin, on which they discuss the most pressing leadership challenges of the day and feature coaching suggestions to help listeners propel their careers forward.

Miles speaks to organizations on strategies for coaching C-level executives and developing high-potential talent to high performance. He has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Entrepreneur, and Chief Executive. He collaborates frequently with the Stanford Graduate School of Business on research around CEOs and boards.

Miles is a director at CDK Global, where he serves as a member of the Nominating & Governance Committee. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s of business administration, from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. He also holds a master’s degree in psychology from the University of Victoria.