About Dr Ruth Pombi Chiraga
Meet Dr Ruth Pombi Chiraga
Executive Coach | Organisational Consultant | EMCC Senior Practitioner Coach
With over 20 years’ experience in senior leadership across NHS and private healthcare, I support leaders and organisations to navigate complexity, strengthen authority and create conditions where people and systems can function more effectively.
My work combines executive coaching, organisational consultancy and systems psychodynamic thinking to help leaders make sense of challenges above and below the surface.
Professional Journey
I started my career as a Registered Nurse, working closely with patients and families at some of life’s most vulnerable moments. Over time, I moved into leadership roles within the NHS and private healthcare.
I understand the emotional reality of complex systems and the pressures leaders face.
I learned how unconscious dynamics shape leadership, teams and organisational culture.
Over years of leadership and doctoral research, I became increasingly interested in what happens when capable leaders struggle to fully take up authority in role particularly in complex systems where identity, power and expectations intersect.
I observed how organisational dynamics can leave leaders feeling isolated, silenced or uncertain, often affecting both their confidence and effectiveness.
This insight continues to shape how I support leaders today.
Today, I work with leaders and organisations to:
Navigate systemic complexity and strengthen leadership presence while addressing deep-seated challenges related to identity and belonging. My approach ensures you align with your authentic self to lead in ways that are both highly effective and sustainably impactful.
Navigate complexity & systemic dynamics
Lead effectively and sustainably
Deeper Systemic Awareness
Stronger Authority and Presence
My approach combines executive coaching, systems psychodynamics and organisational consultancy to help leaders understand not only what is happening, but why it may be happening.
Together, we explore both the visible and less visible dynamics shaping leadership, relationships and organisational effectiveness.
Credentials and Professional Background
- EMCC Senior Practitioner Executive Coach
- Doctorate in leadership/consultancy organisational experience
- Tavistock-informed systems psychodynamic practitioner
- 20+ years leadership experience
- NHS and private healthcare leadership
Whether you are navigating a leadership transition, organisational challenge, or seeking space to think more deeply about your leadership, I offer a confidential, reflective and appropriately challenging space to support meaningful change.