Ira Kaufman

Ira Kaufman is a transformation strategist, executive coach, social entrepreneur, and author with over five decades of experience working in business, education, and nonprofits. He is dedicated to developing values-based, impact-driven leaders to create a sustainable and equitable future. Ira's work focuses on transforming mindsets, business models, and organizations to address the challenges of the 21st century. He emphasizes catalytic collaboration between current leaders and the Next Generation to achieve sustainable impact. Ira is the Founder and Director of Catalyzer Lab, providing coaching to executives and emerging leaders on impact creation, digital transformation, mission-driven branding, purpose-driven business, mindset, change management, and the quadruple bottom line. He holds a BS in Management from SUNY at Buffalo and a PhD in Marketing and an M.A. in Sociology from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.