Hire a Fractional or Full-Time Head of Culture and Learning

Portfolio

The Offer

Full-Time Hire

Title commensurate with the scope
of the role and the size
of the organization.

Fractional

A budgeted engagement of twelve
to thirty-six months, with senior
decision makers as stakeholders.

Expert in talent management, succession planning, leadership and organizational development, transformative adult learning programs, and executive coaching
A bespoke curriculum, twenty years deep, designed to ICF Master Certified Coach standards for client organizations
A seasoned leader who built and scaled a coaching company through the 2008 financial crisis, in a field still largely unknown at the time, when the International Coaching Federation (ICF) had yet to take off
An actively accredited leadership coaching certification program, ICF Level 1 (ACC) and Level 2 (PCC), recognized by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as a Recertification Provider. If transferred before its renewal cycle in July 2027, the accreditations allow your company to award ICF and SHRM continuing education credits internally

Sample Areas of Focus

Learning strategy and roadmap
Onboarding and early‑career programs
Leadership development at all levels
M&A culture assimilation
Succession planning
Talent programs
Leaders as coaches
Measurement and impact

The list above is only a subset of work that I've done, either internally or as a trusted vendor. In every case I shaped the strategy with the leaders who owned it, built the programs, facilitated them, and developed the people who carried them forward.

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Background

Internal

Years in-house

Worked within global asset management, a real estate investment trust (REIT), and scientific research. Reported directly to Ray Dalio, CEO of the world's largest hedge fund
Built learning and leadership roadmaps as a collaborative strategic partner to HR and the executive team
Designed and launched a first mentoring program and scaled it company-wide
Frontline link between HR and the executives on performance, succession, and policy
Ran assessments and 360s across teams and whole companies to anchor long-term transformation

External

Years advising C-suite leaders

Founders, CEOs, and executive teams at some of the biggest brands in games, fashion, healthcare, biotech, technology, higher education, and national food franchises
Developed a signature coaching methodology grounded in Authentic Intelligence™ and scaled it for 15 years as Certified Authentic Leadership Coach (CALC™), accredited by the ICF at Levels 1 and 2, with SHRM Recertification Provider status for HR leaders
Turned CALC™ students into faculty and activated executives as coaches and champions of learning
A decade on the ICF Global Ethics Committee. Championed greater rigor in coach accreditation and credentialing, with formal recommendations to ICF leadership for independent oversight of credential approvals, consistent educator standards, and defined protocols for misconduct

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Book

Authentic Intelligence: The Third Domain of Human Awareness is a rigorous account of AQ™, a pre-rational, pre-emotional awareness that joins cognitive intelligence (IQ) and emotional intelligence (EQ) as part of the Trinity of Human Intelligence™ (THI™).

Published by Third Domain Press, the book grew out of two decades of field research in human behavior, organizational systems, and the leaders I helped transform along the way.

Third Domain Press · May 2026
ISBN 979-8-9949397-0-3 · Print and Ebook

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