Charlie Lang

CEO Coach & Facilitator | Founding Lead Faculty - Ascend-U, CEO Coach

Leadership and Management | Leadership, Organizational Culture, Emotional Intelligence

Charlie Lang

Biography

Charlie Lang is a pioneering executive coach, leadership strategist, and expert in emotional intelligence with over 20 years of experience transforming leaders and organizational culture across Asia. As the founder of Progress-U, later acquired by Stephenson Mansell Group, and now leading CEO Coach, Charlie works exclusively with C-level leaders and their teams, driving high-impact, sustainable change.

A Master Certified Coach (ICF) and Certified Business Coach™ (WABC), Charlie has authored over 250 articles and two books—The Groupness Factor and The Coach Factor—with a third in progress. His proprietary coaching tools emphasize emotional intelligence, trust-building, and transformational leadership. He has coached executives at top global brands including adidas, L'Oréal, Bayer, IBM, Pfizer, and Four Seasons.

Charlie’s global perspective—shaped by living in four countries and traveling to 60+—informs his ability to navigate diverse leadership dynamics and build emotionally intelligent, high-performing cultures.