Psychologist. Practitioner. Trusted adviser to leaders.
Adrian Chan is the founder of Acerpacer Consulting. He holds a PhD in Management from the Gallup Leadership Institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and has spent over two decades helping leaders and organisations grow.
Adrian’s work sits at the intersection of behavioural science and real-world leadership practice. His doctoral research examined how reflection shapes — and sometimes derails — leadership development.
He works as an embedded adviser — coaching individuals and teams, designing leadership programmes, facilitating organisational change. His clients describe him as someone “in but not of” their organisation.
Across his career, Adrian has worked with Singapore’s financial institutions, public service, and military, as well as international engagements in Bhutan, where he served as founding faculty at the national leadership institute established by His Majesty The King.
Appointed since 2013. Founding and sole resident faculty at RIGSS from 2015–2018. Built and delivered the senior talent pipeline on behalf of the King’s Office.
Doctoral research on reflective practice and leadership development. Scientist-practitioner tradition.
Boutique practice: executive coaching, leadership development, OD. Clients span banking, public sector, statutory boards, and the Singapore Armed Forces.
Specialist in talent assessment, training impact analysis, and motivation science.
Adrian believes the most important thing a consultant can do is help an organisation learn to solve its own problems — creating conditions for leaders to develop their own insight, agency, and accountability.
His methodology: Record. Reflect. Respond. Leaders who build this practice become more effective — not because they know more, but because they use what they know far better.
“Regardless of whether my coachee is a minister or a member of royalty, or a young adult starting out in their career, I treat each session as if it is the last one I will have with the person.”
— Adrian Chan, Founder