Belinda believes in the power of the mind, the power of purposeful play, and the power of compassionate leadership as a path to a more peaceful, authentic, and joyful world. She is known for her directness, honesty, and humor to nudge others to think harder, work smarter, and connect better. She merges research with practical application marked by humor.
Dr. Belinda Chiu focuses on individuals and organizations to co-create healthier ecosystems and cultivate authenticity.
Founder of Hummingbird research coaching consulting llc, Belinda brings 20+ years of experience in leadership development and training, executive coaching, consulting, public diplomacy, and higher education to be a catalyst for leaders of diverse experiences so that they may be of greatest service to others. She works with a wide range of organizations such as Burberry, ESPN, Headspace, Paramount Plus, Regeneron, Sony, Stanford, and UNOPS. She is an author and speaker, featured at various forums such as AdWeek, CIES (Comparative & International Education Society), EARCOS (East Asian Regional Council of Overseas Schools), and the World Economic Forum.
An ICF-PCC executive coach, Belinda works with individuals at all levels, from the C+ suite to emerging leaders, to build more inclusive and equitable global teams. She serves as visiting/program faculty and coach for Tuck Executive Education, MBA & MHDS programs; Dartmouth’s LEADS Program for high-potentials and Rockefeller Center’s Management & Leadership Development Program; Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute Certified Teacher and Teacher Training Faculty, the Inner MBA Faculty Member, True North Leadership Teaching Fellow, and Mind Gym Coach and Certification Trainer. An International Liaison with the U.S. Department of State, Capacity Building Specialist with UNOPS, and the world’s first certified consultant with CreativeID she advises eiFocus to train coaches of female athletes to thrive and a board member of Music to Life to support artist-social change entrepreneurs.
Author of The Mindful College Applicant (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019), the upcoming book The eMBA Coach Playbook: Preparing Future-Ready Leaders (Business Expert Press, 2025), and the whitepaper, Wisdom of Mycelial: Generativity, Innovation, Future-Ready, Belinda’s writing has been featured in Mindful.org, Inside Higher Ed, and UNESCO, among other publications and academic journals. She is a regular contributor on Goleman EI, Key Step Media, and Thrive Global, and has also published Action Compassion: Improv Playbook for Those Who Care, The One-Hundred-Year History of the Phelps-Stokes Fund as a Family Philanthropy, We Are One: yoga meditations for children, and The Ladies’ Practical Guide to the Camino de Santiago: Walk Your Way. She is a certified RYT© yoga teacher, ANFT Certified Forest Guide, and a Valley Improv member.
Belinda holds a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College, a master’s from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, and a doctorate from Columbia University. She is based in New Hampshire with Bandit, the pink-nosed puppy (aka, Queen Amygdala).
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