Ed Cohen

Profile Synopsis

Summary: Ed Cohen is a talent executive with close to 30 years of high impact, global experience. His specialty areas include leadership strategies, executive development, coaching, high impact leadership teams, succession planning, change management and the global leadership journey.
Ed has worked in more than 40 countries with organizations including Booz Allen Hamilton, Mahindra Satyam, Seer Technologies, National Australia Bank, Larson & Toubro, Farmers Insurance Group, Banco Banesto, and the World Economic Forum. His strength as a consultant and leader comes from his high integrity approach to building trusted relationships. From China to Chicago, from Australia to Amsterdam, Ed has also been a featured speaker in more than 40 different countries around the world..

What do I have to offer (Haves): Ed Cohen is the only Chief Learning Officer to lead two companies to ASTD BEST Award #1 ranking; Booz Allen Hamilton and Satyam Computer Services (only company outside United States to achieve this). He is the author of Leadership Without Borders publish.

What do I seek (Wants):  Consulting opportunities to help companies maximize the value of their people and their people processes..

Ed Cohen's Profile Overview

Current Company Executive VP at Nelson Cohen Global Consulting
Department: Top Management, from Nov 2009 till now

Job Description : Nelson Cohen Global Consulting provides consulting, coaching and strategic learning services for companies around the world.
We are here to help leaders as the fallout of this economic storm continues and to prepare for the next storm. Yes, there is another storm waiting, brewing, and growing. The storm has been brewing for years and has the potential to derail businesses around the world.

Retirements of baby boomers in developed countries, aging population worldwide, declining birth rates, longer average life spans, a widening skills gap, and insufficient numbers of people entering the workforce are all factors which when combined, are leading to this “perfect storm.” We are receiving many storm warnings from all over the world.

Does your organization have strong leadership in place?

Are your leaders ready?

Will your organization be able to successfully make the cultural shifts for new paradigms for business?

We combine expertise in change management, cultural shifts and executive leadership to prepare organizations to successfully sustain and growth during good times and bad.

Your organization’s "state of leadership"
Strategies for growing enterprise leadership well prepared for turbulent times
Succession planning
Change management from awareness to success
Successful cultural shifts
Executive coaching for your top and high potential leaders
Facilitation of organizational strategies
Maximizing senior leadership teams assessment and enhancement
Learning strategies aligned to business objectives
Growth of global business acumen
Sustained individual relationships and synergies
Leadership brand plans for organizations and individual leaders
High integrity leadership across the enterprise
Facilitation of team building, leadership and business programs

http://nelsoncohen.com.

Past Company Senior VP / Chief Learning Officer at Mahindra Satyam Computer Services Limited
Industry : IT Software
Department: 1 ranking for learning � American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) in 2007, first � Recipient of 10 ASTD Excellence in Practice recognitions: Talent Preparation, Project Management Full Life Cycle Leader Certification process, Learning Technologies, Family Learning Center � Recipient of numerous industry awards for top performance including 1st place in Leadership Development, and 1st place in Marketing and Communications of Learning, and excellence for Strategic Alignment conferred by the Corporate University Xchange; 8 awards from Employee Involvement Associations, and CLO Magazine�s Vanguard Award for transforming leadership development. , from from till Nov 2005

Job Description : Originally founded as Satyam Computer Services, a $2 billion consulting and information technology services company, in 2009 became the new corporate identity, "Mahindra Satyam".

Strategic leader for talent management; employee relations, compensation, acquisition, leadership pipeline, succession planning performance management as well as enterprise-wide learning and development for 53,000 associates global IT services firm. Responsible for life cycle development strategies and being a strategic advisor to top leaders and board of directors on people related issues. In partnership with business leaders and the board, developed effective tools to enhance culture and shift firm from patriarchal leadership to a collaborative meritocracy. Global brand ambassador positioning talent management as a global strategic market differentiator.


• $130M ROI on key people programs instituted across the enterprise.
• $32M annual savings from Re-Skilling services.
• $8M return on investment (ROI) from process for newly hired and promoted leaders reduced turnover from 21% to less than 4%.
• Shifted leader positions filled internally from less than 20% to 60% through executive talent management (Satyam School of Leadership).
• $16M increased annual revenue and enhanced customers relationships through Real Time Learning services: observation, coaching, customer driven learning and development without impeding on billability.
• $15M ROI executive coaching; introduced executive coaching to Indian culture.
• $2M annual ROI from innovative use of web television and radio.
• Called upon to conduct, globally, executive workshops and board training sessions.
• Developed high win sales learning process; implemented solution selling, sales coaching, simulation learning, as well as negotiation skills and voice of customer processes
• Achieved . Senior Director at Booz Allen Hamilton
Industry : Management Consulting
Department: 1 ranking for Booz Allen in 2006), a , from from Jan 1970 till

Job Description : Founded in 1914, Booz Allen Hamilton is a strategy and technology consulting firm.

Strategic leader of global consulting firm’s organization development and learning. With top leadership defined strategy for talent management linked to business needs to gain measurable impact. Responsible for learning and development, performance management processes, hire/promotion due diligence, leadership pipeline, executive compensation advisory, and career guidance services. Implemented innovative People Strategy that enhanced diversity, retention, and recruitment yielding $350 million ROI over seven years (received coveted Excellence in Practice Award from ASTD).

• Shifted organizational focus from appraisal-based to competency-based assessments turning the annual review into an interactive, ongoing, and forward-looking development opportunity.
• Implemented balanced performance scorecard which became a standard across the organization.
• Enterprise leadership roles included: People Strategy Core Team, Workforce Diversity Council, Employee Communications, Performance Scorecard Advisory Chair, Women’s Advisory Board, and Senior Due Diligence Committee for hiring/promotion and compensation.
• Implemented business development learning based on domains and regional markets that increased competencies from entry level to the most senior executives. Work directly with Neil Rackham, creator of SPIN Selling Methodology to implement sales language and process across organization.
• Developed sustained global partnerships with Johns Hopkins University, the Center for Creative Leadership, and the Aspen Institute.
• Received high-profile accolades for leadership impact including ASTD BEST Award from 2003-2006 (.

Educational Information M.Sc at Nova Southeastern University
from Jan 1986 till Jan 1987

Ed Cohen's Additional information

Reason to be on PeerPower :  Career Enhancement,Meeting People,Sharing Knowledge And Expertise,Business Opportunities,Reunion With Colleagues,Finding Information About Institutes & Companies

Website : http://nelsoncohen.com

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Ed Cohen's Personal Details

Gender:Male

Interest:Strategic planning, people development, leadership development, global business practices, world wide travel