Leadership Coach and Consultant
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George E. Peterson is an executive leadership coach working with leaders at many levels, providing them a safe and supportive space to explore those matters unique to their personal or professional development. The significant difference that George brings to any assignment is his ability to leverage his extensive business experience, as well as his coaching training, to help clients see through the clutter and ambiguity. This approach enables them to create their own vision, as well as a plan that allows individuals to move from vision to action, whether that be the executive’s personal development or the organization they serve. He has an innate ability to relate and identify with people from diverse experiences and cultures. As a seasoned executive, he has deep knowledge across a broad range of subjects that enables him to ask many of the right questions to encourage people at various career stages to become their best professional selves.
George is a successful entrepreneur as a founding shareholder of HPT Pharma, LLC – a privately-owned company in the packaging machine manufacturing space. Under his guidance, revenue has grown from $2M to $10M. He also spent 35+ years with the professional services firm of Ernst & Young (EY) as a CPA and Tax Consultant. During his time at EY, George was a partner involved in client service, people/talent development, as well as high-level executive leadership in the firm’s operations and management, both domestically and globally.
He has completed his professional coaching training at the Institute for Transformational Leadership at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and holds an Associate Certified Coach designation from the International Coaching Federation. George obtained his B.S. in Accounting from Drexel University, and his M.S. in Taxation from Pace University. He and his wife enjoy the great outdoors and are the proud parents of three adult children and one adorable granddaughter.