Based in London, Sabine Vinck is a highly experienced leadership advisor, who partners with CEOs and chairs of large, global companies to unlock the full leadership potential of their organisations. Sabine also leads Spencer Stuart's global Solutions and Innovation function.
A sought-after leadership advisor and leadership development expert
- With more than 20 years’ experience in leadership development, Sabine specialises in working at the most senior levels of organisations. Her work spans individual performance coaching, executive team and Board effectiveness, and long-term succession planning. A trained executive coach, she combines strategic clarity, intellectual rigour and a focus on sustained behavioural change to deliver impact in her client work. Clients frequently describe feeling both supported and constructively stretched by her.
- Before joining the firm, Sabine served as associate dean at London Business School, where she led the School’s Executive Education arm through a period of significant growth and global recognition. Earlier in her career, Sabine held senior leadership roles in a global financial services firm. This broad background continues to inform her pragmatic, business-focused approach to leadership advisory work.
- Sabine's contributions to the profession have been widely recognised. She is a two-time recipient of the Spencer Stuart Lou Rieger Quality Award and received the AESC Industry Excellence Award in 2023. Sabine is also a thought leader in the field of leadership development. The Leadership Odyssey, the Harvard Business Review article she co-authored, was included in HBR’s “Must Reads” on Emotional Intelligence in 2025.
Sabine holds a master’s degree in education from Harvard University and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in applied physics from Cornell University. She is fluent in English, French and Italian, and speaks some Dutch. A trained pianist, she continues to perform regularly.