Who we are

ROBERT J. LEE, PhD,
Faculty, iCoachNewYork. Bob has been teaching, writing and speaking on the topic of executive coaching since starting his coaching practice in New York City in 1997. 

In 2004, he was the prime mover in bringing the current authors together to form iCoachNewYork and create professional training programs for executive coaches that have led to the writing of this book. His prior role was President of the Center for Creative Leadership, the world's largest leadership development and research organization. Before that, Bob helped create and define the career services industry through his founding and then leadership roles with Lee Hecht Harrison.

He has co-authored two prior books, Discovering the Leader in You [2nd Edition, Jossey-Bass, 2011] and Executive Coaching: A Guide for the HR Professional [Wiley/Pfeiffer, 2004]. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational psychology from Case Western Reserve University and is a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

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KAREN L. METZGER, LCSW,
Faculty, iCoachNewYork. Karen has had her own practice for more than 25 years.  Karen is a highly regarded executive coach, management consultant, management trainer and supervisor of coaches. Her coaching clients range from high-potentials in leadership succession programs to senior-level executives at risk of derailing and cover a wide spectrum of industry sectors, not-for-profit organizations and professional specialties.

Since 1998 Karen has facilitated a Coaching Learning Group for professionals. Formerly she was a Vice-President in the Human Resources department at Scudder Kemper Investments, providing internal coaching, consulting and management development training design.  She has also been on the professional staff at Lee Hecht Harrison and other career service firms. She has been a faculty member at the Hunter College School of Social. Karen has an MSW degree from Columbia University and completed doctoral course work at the City University of New York.

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JEREMY ROBINSON, MSW, MCC,
Faculty, iCoachNewYork. Jeremy is a well-known coach, trainer and supervisor of executive coaches in New York City.  He was co-creator and co-academic Director of the Wharton Executive Coaching Workshop at the Aresty Institute Executive Education Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Since 1999, he has been the Dean of Executive Coach Academy.

As a coach and coach trainer, Jeremy has specialized in using an Emotional Intelligence Behavioral model in working with his executive clients, many of whom are at the highest levels of their organizations. He has also focuses on coaching African-American, Latino and LGBT executives towards increasing their organizational influence and visibility. He has presented on executive coaching to the American Psychological Association, the Executive Coaching Summit, the Minority Corporate Counsel Annual Conference, and the International Coach Federation.

He is a co-author of the Coaching Development Assessment (CDA), a coach self-development tool. He has a certificate in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy from the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, as well as graduate degrees in Social Work and English Literature/Creative Writing.

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JUDY ROSEMARIN, MS, LMSW,
Faculty, iCoachNewYork. Judy has been highly regarded as an experienced Executive coach since 1983. Judy has coached senior executives on topics such as leadership development, influential listening and leadership story telling.  She was the original New York Post’s “Careers Plus” weekly columnist and continued in that role for six years, writing about career resilience and effective career management. Judy has had wide media exposure, has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and has been a featured guest on radio and television programs.

Judy is an adjunct faculty member of New York University’s School of Professional Studies and also provides coaching supervision. Building on her Influential Listening and Presentation Skills workshops, Judy has created the highly successful Humaway™ StoryTelling technique to help leaders increase their influence and impact. Judy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Photography and Journalism, a Masters degree in Counseling from Long Island University and a Masters degree in Social Work from Adelphi University.

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