Jack’s Bio

Jack’s coaching and consulting work are informed by over 20 years of C-suite experience.  Until 2020, he served as Chief of Staff at Colgate-Palmolive, providing counsel to three CEOs and their senior executive teams. For more than two decades he was involved in formulating strategy across wide-ranging areas including global business strategy, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, and enterprise risk management.   He served as the executive in charge of crisis management, leading internal teams dealing with reputational risk and led engagement with NGOs and other external stakeholders.  

He was the executive liaison to Colgate’s Board of Directors for over 20 years, playing a critical role in supporting the Board’s work, planning and implementing board meetings in consultation with the Chairman, Lead Director and Committee Chairs. His efforts ensured the Board’s active engagement in strategy and results, risk management and talent development. He had deep involvement in the Board’s confidential processes for leadership succession planning, including two CEO transitions, and the Board’s annual self evaluation process..   

As a significant part of his leadership role, Jack served as Colgate's senior global communications leader for over 20 years, providing communications counsel to the CEO and the senior leaders, and guiding the Corporate Communications team responsible for external media relations and internal communications.

A graduate of Yale University, Jack received a master's degree in City and Regional Planning from Harvard, and completed executive training programs at Stanford Business School. He has completed Columbia University’s Coaching Certification Program and is also certified to administer the Hogan Assessment, the Deeper Signals assessment and the AIIR Team Effectiveness Survey.  

His deep commitment to volunteer service is reflected in previous non-profit Board and coaching roles with Youth, Inc., providing capacity-building support to small non-profits; as volunteer and former Board member at Crossroads Community Services, Inc., dedicated to alleviating hunger and homelessness; and as a current Board member of the Adirondack Council, the 50-year old advocacy organization for the Adirondack Park He and his wife raised five children in Lawrenceville, NJ and now reside in Manhattan.