Executive Team
Brian A. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Chief Science Officer, President and Founding Member
Dr. Schwartz is a psychologist and a leading expert in the field of Career Management with a practice that extends 30 years and includes over 1700 career-planning clients, more than 500 executive assessments, and several thousand additional assessments and coaching assignments in corporate and university settings.
He originated a unique approach to career planning based on his observation that one's most enjoyed work is an adult metaphor for one's most enjoyed child's play. His process has not only helped clients define in detail what an ideal work situation looks like, but also helps them identify the internal barriers to their own success and assists in overcoming those barriers. He is the creative force in the ongoing development of a state-of-the-art manager-decision support tool that makes best-fit matches between job candidates and job opportunities and corporate cultures.
Dr. Schwartz is also an expert in Organization Development and Executive Coaching. He has assisted corporations seeking to change their organizational culture to a more participative and open environment. He has designed performance-management systems, succession-planning processes, and train-the-trainer programs as well as programs in executive and management development. He has been especially effective in coaching executives and managers to improve their performance. Clients have included Continental Can-USA, American Express, Reichhold Chemicals, Coopers & Lybrand, UST, Philip Morris Companies, The Kaempfer Company and its joint venture with the British Airport Authority, BAA-McArthur/Glen Europe (and its successor, McArthurGlen Europe, PLC), Trumpf USA, Pitney Bowes, DrakeBeamMorin, and The Directorship Search Group.
Dr. Schwartz's early career was as a staff psychologist and lecturer at Queens College of the City University of New York for eight years. He then founded the Career Planning Center at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies in 1976 and headed that until establishing his organization development and career management practice in Greenwich, CT in 1981.
Dr. Schwartz is a member of the American Psychological Association, the National Career Development Association, and the International Association of Vocational and Educational Guidance. He is also a member of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists as well as APA Division 39, Psychoanalysis. He is a licensed psychologist in Connecticut and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Queens College and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from New York University.
Saleem Qureshi
Sr. Strategic Advisor
Mr. Qureshi, a researcher turned entrepreneur, devised a methodology of quantifying human behavior through a process of Six Sigma. He holds a number of patents in the quantification of human behavior. While attending Fordham University (NYC) working towards a BA in Finance, he co-founded NetWala and developed the eCurrency model which was acquired by PSI Net.
After working in finance he realized that his passion was research, so he enrolled to study medicine and conducted research in quantifying molecular behavior at City University of New York. His research took him to Stanford University where he partnered with leading researchers to launch HireLabs. His techniques of pairing and matching, have been used in talent identification and at leadership development programs at organizations including Foundation of Young Intellectuals (serving artists in New York), and LeadershipDNA (serving students at Stanford University), he served as Vice Chairman in both organizations.
He recently developed the ‘iHR’ and ‘OccupationDNA’ concepts for institutional clients and government agencies that are looking for an integrated human resource solution to better manage their talent. He advises government agencies in labor and talent management in the Middle East and South Asia.
Prior to starting HireLabs, he served as Managing Director of ILR, a private equity firm. His strong background in operations and finance has earned him a seat on the board of Medicove, FetchMed, Intelligent Films, and HireLabs. His interests reside in using concepts of Six Sigma in building intelligent systems to predict human behavior.
Content Partners
Jim Cassio
Workforce information & workforce development consultant, author and publisher of the Career Pathways publication series. Expert on O*Net, the US government database listing of job tittles and career profiles. Over 20 years of labor market information development experience.
Contact: http://www.cassio.com
Dr. Stephen Montgomery
Award-winning teacher, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, consultant for the Educational Testing Service, and author. As David Keirsey's research assistant and editor, he has studied temperament theory with Dr. Keirsey for more than twenty years. He edited "Please Understand Me", "Please Understand Me II", and "The Sixteen Types of Dr. Keirsey", and authored "The Pygmalion Project", a series on the four temperaments in love and marriage, and "People Patterns: A Modern Guide to the Four Temperaments". Ph.D. in English and American Literature, UCSD; M.A. in Literature, San Diego State University; B.A. in English, cum laude, UCSD's Revelle College.
Root Learning
Root Learning builds innovative custom solutions to help clients achieve business goals. Root’s services, processes, and tools create engagement, learning, and change through visualization, Socratic dialogue, a team-based environment, and interactivity. Root pioneered the Learning Map® process, utilized in 300 organizations worldwide to drive alignment, understanding, and change. Root has helped business leaders tackle problems ranging from launching strategies to building business acumen. Its offerings include consultative services and e-learning platforms, all designed to put strategies and ideas into action.
Contact: http://www.rootlearning.com
