Austin Shaw

Austin Shaw is an American former finance professional, and executive coach based in Santa Cruz, California. He is the founder of Apex Executive Coaching.^[1]

Early life and education

He attended college in upstate New York, where he studied English literature.^[2][3]

Career

Shaw began his career in high finance in New York, holding roles at firms including Merrill Lynch and UBS, and was among early employees at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG)^[4]and Behavox.^[3]

He later launched Apex Executive Coaching, a firm that provides leadership and career coaching services to senior professionals in sectors like private equity, hedge funds, venture capital, real estate, and technology.^[5]

Austin was recognized as Forbes top 10 innovators in 2023 and 8 top leadership coaches tofollow in 2023.^{[6][7] [8][9][10][11]}