About Dr Katy McDevitt
Comma Leadership's Dr Katy McDevitt (she/her) is a leadership coach, facilitator, and seasoned executive leader of learning, working in person and remotely with leaders and organisations who want to understand, choose, and act with the benefit of more space to think.
Growing up in South London gave Katy early exposure to navigating a complex, demanding, and energising environment. Beginning a lifetime's exploration of how people express their thinking, she especially loved books and writing. Katy went on to gain a doctorate in English from Oxford University, before embracing a 15-year career in publishing, first in the UK and later in Australia. This is where Katy first learned to manage and lead, beginning with team leader roles and later moving into online learning and executive roles in higher and professional education.
Katy excels in scenarios where organisations are exploring beyond their existing edges, with an emphasis on innovation, learning, and growth - all of which can significantly influence people and culture. Whether she's coaching individual leaders, developing executives, or working with boards navigating strategic change, Katy is a proven and trusted adviser, a broad-minded and flexible thinking partner, and a calm and centering presence in the midst of complex change.
Recognising her strengths in developing people, Katy undertook ICF-accredited coach education through IECL (Levels 1 & 2) and developed her signature welcoming, curious, and practical coaching style.
Since then, she has worked with a range of organisations and partners, including the award-winning Hacker Exchange (HEX) and purpose-driven nonprofit Leadership Victoria. At LV, she has been Faculty Lead for the Williamson Community Leadership Program since 2023 - a role that now sits alongside Katy's practice at Comma.
Katy is a trained Learning Scientist (Graduate Diploma, Sydney) and a graduate of Harvard's Art and Practice of Leadership Development Program. A credentialled Chief Learning Officer, she's also a professional member of bodies including the International Coach Federation, Adaptive Leadership Network, International Leadership Association, and Australian Institute of Training and Development.
As an expert in development coaching, Katy is authorised to deliver powerful 360º leadership assessments, including The Leadership Circle Profile, Life Styles Inventory I & II, and other solutions for profound insight into inner development for real-world results.