Executive Coach; Leadership & Organizational Culture Consultant; President at Conscious Business Center International
Fred Kofman Biography
Fred Kofman is an executive coach and consultant in leadership and organizational culture. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in advanced theory and industrial organization.
Between 1990 and 1996, Kofman was a professor of management information systems at MIT's Sloan School of Management, where he also served as a senior research fellow at the Center for Organizational Learning, under the direction of Peter Senge, author of "The Fifth Discipline." In 1996, Kofman founded the consulting firm Axialent, where he delivered leadership programs to more than 15,000 executives worldwide.
Later, he founded and continues to preside over Conscious Business Center International, an organization dedicated to promoting human flourishing through business coaching and conscious leadership programs. Currently, the company has over 33,000 members in its community and a presence in 30 countries.
In 2013, Kofman took a position as Vice President of Executive Development at LinkedIn. During this time, he and LinkedIn offered the Conscious Business Academy program to professionals worldwide. In 2018, he accepted a position as Vice President at Google, responsible for leadership and culture consulting for the CEO's office. That same year, he partnered with TEC de Monterrey to create the Center for Conscious Leadership, where he leads Conscious Leadership programs for executives and students.
Throughout his career, Kofman has worked with world-renowned companies such as Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Facebook, Axa, Citicorp, Chrysler, General Motors, Heineken, PwC, Telefónica, Vodafone, and Yahoo, among others. He has also worked directly with some of the most influential leaders and CEOs, including Jeff Weiner (CEO of LinkedIn), Reid Hoffman (founder of LinkedIn and senior partner at Greylock, one of the most prominent technology funds), Sheryl Sandberg (COO of Facebook), Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI), Satya Nadella (CEO of Microsoft), Sundar Pichai (CEO of Google), and Astro Teller (CEO of Alphabet).
In 2024, Kofman was recognized as one of the top 5 business coaches in the world, according to The Information in their article “The Very Best Executive Coaches”.
Kofman is the author of several books, including "Metamanagement" (2001), "The Conscious Company" (2008), and "The Meaning Revolution: The Power of Transcendent Leadership" (2018). "The Conscious Company" has been translated into 14 languages and is available as a free audiobook. In her book "Lean In," Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Facebook, states that Kofman “will transform the way you live and work.”
Beyond his professional life, Kofman loves sailing, freediving, spearfishing, climbing, skiing, gliding, and mindful meditation. These activities reflect his holistic vision of conscious living, which advocates for personal well-being as a fundamental pillar of organizational success and human development.
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