Kevin Martin

Kevin Martin, Managing Director of The Martin Leadership Group, works with early stage, venture capital, and private equity backed companies coaching senior leaders and their teams.

He is also a seasoned facilitator at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and has over 20 years of leadership experience in technology, venture capital, private equity, healthcare, and education.

Kevin builds rapport quickly with his clients and is a trusted adviser to many senior executives. Decades of hands-on business experience gives him a keen appreciation and empathy for the demands of leadership. Drawing on personal experience, current research, and a substantial library of concepts and tools, he provides his clients with the support and learning they need.

Kevin’s understanding of leadership, human nature, and emotional intelligence, combined with his experience in complex engineering and problem solving, allow him to examine highly complicated relational and organizational systems, diagnose root causes, and synthesize effective yet compassionate interventions and solutions. His deep operational experience provides both clarity and confidence to his ability to facilitate implementations.

Kevin has been facilitating group processes since his early years as an R&D manager, when he facilitated cross-functional product team meetings across virtually all functional groups. He was formally trained as a facilitator in 2006 at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), where he continues to facilitate groups for the Interpersonal Dynamics course and large group (60-70 people) discussions for the Leadership in Diverse Environments course. Kevin has a BS in Electrical Engineering and a MS in Engineering Management from Stanford. He's an avid backpacker, zealous winemaker, and a great friend, husband, and dad.