About the author, speaker, founder…

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Insightful leadership begins when the interference stops

Ed Howard is the author of One Breath Leadership and founder of Kokoro Business Performance.

Based in Singapore, he works globally with senior leaders, executives, and organisations to improve focus, resilience, and decision-making under pressure.

Before founding Kokoro, Ed spent more than 20 years in international investment banking, working at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, SMBC Nikko, Societe Generale and Standard Chartered.

Alongside his corporate career, he has practiced Zen for over 30 years.

This combination of corporate experience and deep awareness training shapes his approach. At the centre of his work is a simple idea: performance improves when attention is stable, mental noise is reduced, and leaders learn to reset in the moment.