Howard Leifman, Ph.D., Career and Executive Coach

Dr. Howard Leifman is an internationally recognized expert in the area of human development. He currently advises and consults with corporate clients, consulting firms, not-for-profits and individuals specifically on executive coaching, career development, change management, counseling, psychotherapy, human resources, out-placement, training, recruiting and staffing and time management. He specializes in helping organizations and individuals work through their personal and HR issues. 

For over 20 years, Dr. Leifman has been in private practice, specializing in work-related and anxiety issues. In addition to this work, he serves as an adjunct faculty member at New York University and LIM College, where he teaches Human Behavior III, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and Marketing. From 2008 to 2010, he served as vice president and program director for an out-placement firm. Prior to this, Dr. Leifman served as the Chief People Officer at Vault.com, a website for career information. In this role he oversaw all human resource functions, including benefits, compensation, employee relations, recruiting and training. He also served as president of Vault's human resource consulting practice, where he offered advice and consulting services for the company and coaching for its employees on recruiting, interviewing, HR strategy, marketing materials and career direction. 

Dr. Leifman is qualified to interpret Myers Briggs, Strong Campbell Assessment tests, Neethling Brain Instruments, Hogan, and LEA (360 assessments) as well as a host of other psychological and career related assessments. He is a member of the Conference Board, Society for Human Resource Management, National Association of Social Workers and he serves on the board of a number of charitable organizations. 

He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Syracuse University, a master’s degree in Social Work from New York University and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Social Work also from New York University. His dissertation focused family of origin roles and adult work roles in relation to employee adjustment, satisfaction and success.