Maite Irurzun Lopez, PhD, MPhil, MSc, Certified OOM Coach

I am a health and development economist with 25 years working internationally. I understand the high-pressure environments and unique challenges you face, having worked with the United Nations (UNICEF, UNFPA, UNRISD, UNECA, WHO), international NGOs, and universities across 13 countries on five continents (just Antarctica left… yet). Besides, as a mother of three teens and partner to a diplomat, I excel at continually adapting my professional and personal spaces with each move and creating stability amidst change.

Even when it feels like we are buried under a mountain of frustrations, the right support can help us dig out and grow something beautiful and transformative. I have helped professionals reconnect with their purpose, feel energized, and flourish at work and life, like a well-tended garden.

We all have dreams we nurture, stubborn weeds we battle, and seasons when growth feels stunted. I aim to help YOU AND YOUR TEAM cultivate the clarity and resilience needed to take root, bloom, and weather the storms. Picture coaching as a trellis offering support so you can climb stronger toward the light, and mentoring as the caring hand of a gardener nurturing growth, until you are flourishing on your own.

I blend my enthusiasm and expertise in coaching & mentoring with my researcher´s curiosity, writer´s analytical thinking, academic scientific rigor, social justice drive, and my very social nature (a friend once described me as “a social animal”, and I took it as a compliment :)) I coach in English and Spanish. I also speak French, Portuguese, and Catalonian, and spoke Russian at some point.

I´d love to hear from you and explore how I can help you and your team.

Maite