About Bray
Bray Cohen is a highly experienced leadership facilitator with more than 20 years’ experience working internationally across corporate, infrastructure, and not-for-profit sectors. Regarded as a “Relational Architect,” Bray delivers immersive leadership experiences that translate strategy and concepts into practical, tangible business tools. He brings an all-of-system perspective to learning and development, ensuring leadership capability is aligned to organisational priorities, performance frameworks, and long-term sustainability. A hallmark of his work is his ability to bridge the “hard edge” of strategy, productivity, and KPIs with the “soft edge” of cultural alignment, authentic leadership, and psychological safety.
Bray’s facilitation style is engaging, experiential, and impactful. He creates open, trusting environments where leaders are encouraged to optimise their energy, build self-awareness, and lead with confidence and integrity. Equally at home with executive teams and operational leaders, he balances empathy with constructive challenge to drive strategic cultural alignment and high-performance outcomes in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. Shaped by a culturally diverse upbringing and a strong belief in leadership as service, Bray is passionate about connecting people, fostering valuable dialogue, and mobilising small conversations into lasting organisational change.
Key Qualifications & Accreditations:
- Leadership Immersion: “Science and Art of Leadership,” Harvard JFK School of Government (Heifetz/Linsky)
- Graduate Diploma in Org. Change, Swinburne
- Graduate Diploma in Group Dynamics, NIODA
- Graduate Diploma in Adult Education
- Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Melbourne
Diagnostic Certifications:
- Human Synergistics: OCI / OEI (Culture), LSI / GSI (Leadership & Teams)
- The Leadership Circle
- Immunity to Change (Harvard-Keegan)
- MBTI, DISC, and Positive Psychology
