Douglas Cohen

Founder/Principal ­

The Leadership Center

Current Professional Interests: Supporting the emergence of Leadership at the intersection of Sustainability and Social Justice, Building Organizational Learning Cultures through Values-Driven Leadership, Strategies for Implementation of Large Scale Change in Human Systems, Youth Leadership Development.

Affiliations: Principal – The Leadership Center; V.P. Leadership and Organization Development, True Insight Marketing; Founder – Sustainability Leadership Alliance; Chair of Youth Engagement Action Team for the US Partnership of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development; Organizational Leadership Advisor, Pop Sustainability.

As an organizational learning specialist, Doug has over 20 years experience helping organizations incorporate leadership intelligence in the workplace and community life. As an expression of the cause-driven consulting practice of The Leadership Center, Doug is on the steering committee of the Harlem Neighborhood Based Services network, directs the networks Youth Leadership Programs and is a technical assistance and leadership advisor to the 40+ children and family serving agencies that comprise it's membership. Additionally, Doug supports the emerging field of Sustainability as an advisor to Pop Sustainability, a global, youth focused non-profit. [Popsustainability.org]

Since joining the Organization Effectiveness Center at AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1988, Doug has coached both individuals and executive teams for corporate clients such as Bayer, Miles, Shell Chemical, AT&T, GTE, US West, Arthur Andersen, Prudential, BOC Gases, Molson Breweries and ABB. His acumen for transferring corporate business practices into social service cultures has made him a sought-after consultant within the non-profit sector. Specifically, he has consulted for boards and coached the founding principals for cause-driven entities such as Comp2Kids and UrbanMentor.