Who is Fred Kofman?
Fred Kofman is an executive coach and advisor in leadership and organizational culture. PhD in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, with a specialization in advanced theory and industrial organization.
Between 1990 and 1996, Fred was a professor of management information systems at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he also served as a senior researcher at the Organizational Learning Center, under the direction of Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline. In 1996, Fred founded the consulting firm Axialent, where he delivered leadership programs to over 15,000 executives worldwide.
He later founded and still presides over the Conscious Business Center International, an organization dedicated to promoting human flourishing through business coaching and conscious leadership programs. The company currently has over 33,000 members in its community, with a presence in 30 countries.
In 2013, Fred took a position as Vice President of Executive Development at LinkedIn. During this time, Fred and LinkedIn offered the Conscious Business Academy program to professionals worldwide. In 2018, he accepted a position as Vice President of Google, overseeing leadership and culture advisory for the CEO’s office. That same year, he partnered with the TEC de Monterrey to create the Conscious Leadership Center, where he taught Conscious Leadership programs for executives and students.
The desire to foster the flourishing of others is the essence of morality and love, and it is the only thing that can make humanity grow and improve.
Throughout his career, Fred has worked with renowned global companies such as Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Facebook, Axa, Citicorp, Chrysler, General Motors, Heineken, PwC, Telefónica, Vodafone, Yahoo, among others. He has also worked directly with some of the most influential leaders and CEOs, including Jeff Weiner (CEO LinkedIn), Reid Hoffman (Founder of LinkedIn and senior partner at Greylock, one of the most famous technology venture capital firms), Sheryl Sandberg (COO Facebook), Sam Altman (CEO OpenAI), Satya Nadella (CEO Microsoft), Sundar Pichai (CEO Google), and Astro Teller (CEO X, Alphabet).
In 2024, Fred 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”.
Fred is the author of several books, including Metamanagement (2001), Conscious Business (2008), and The Meaning Revolution: The Power of Transcendent Leadership (2018). Conscious Business 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 Fred “will transform the way you live and work.”
Beyond his professional life, Fred loves sailing, freediving, spearfishing, climbing, skiing, gliding, and practicing mindful meditation. These activities reflect his holistic vision of a conscious life, which advocates for personal well-being as a fundamental pillar of organizational success and human development.
