Who We Are
Exceed is a leadership capability platform that partners with organizations to strengthen leadership effectiveness, strategic thinking, communication, innovation, and transformation capability. We work with corporates, governments, banks, and family enterprises worldwide to design development experiences that are tailored, practical, and aligned to real business priorities.
Our Mission
Our mission is to help organizations build stronger leaders for a more complex and rapidly changing world. We believe leadership development should go beyond generic training and instead focus on the capabilities that shape performance, decision-making, transformation, and long-term organizational resilience.
Our Approach to Leadership Capability
At Exceed, we approach leadership development as a strategic capability-building effort rather than a series of isolated learning interventions. Our work combines organizational context, expert insight, structured frameworks, and applied learning to help leaders strengthen the skills, mindsets, and behaviours required to lead effectively in modern organizations.
Academic Director
Exceed’s programs are informed by academic insight as well as real-world practitioner expertise. Under the academic direction of Professor Michael Gates, our approach reflects a strong emphasis on cross-cultural leadership, global management realities, and leadership capability in complex organizational environments.
Professor Michael Gates
Cross-Cultural Leadership
Academic Director
Professor Michael Gates is the Academic Director of Exceed Custom Learning Solutions FZ LLC, bringing deep academic credibility, international facilitation expertise, and a highly practical understanding of leadership across cultures. He is widely recognized for his work in cross-cultural communication, negotiation, leadership, and team effectiveness, helping senior leaders and organizations operate with greater clarity, confidence, and impact in complex global environments.
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Global Expert Network
Exceed collaborates with a curated network of global experts, practitioners, and thought leaders across leadership, strategy, communication, innovation, governance, and transformation. This allows us to design highly relevant programs supported by deep expertise across multiple leadership domains.
Our Team
Professor Michael Gates
Academic Director
Bharat Kumar
Director Sales
Jerry Serraro
Director Operations
Priyanshu Sharma
Head – Data and AI
Suman Baidya
Creative Guru
Partner with Exceed
We work closely with organizations to design leadership capability programs that are practical, relevant, and aligned to business priorities.