Marc Levine is a Principal and Co-founder of Cobalt Strategies, Inc. He specializes in leadership, organization development, and organizational change management. In this capacity, he partners with senior- and mid-level managers in numerous industries to enhance company-wide leadership capabilities and drive strategic change efforts to all organizational levels. Using a variety of consulting methodologies and techniques, he helps client organizations realize their desired leadership behaviors and successfully implement strategic plans on a tactical, day-to-day level.  

Prior to Cobalt Strategies, Dr. Levine managed and led the Western Division consulting team for The Forum Corporation, a global learning and consulting firm. In this role, he was responsible for all aspects of consulting team performance, including client satisfaction and retention, internal work processes, employee development, and Division financial performance. In this context, he also led several client project teams in the areas of performance management and high-potential executive leadership development.  

Before joining the Forum Corporation, Dr. Levine founded the Organizational Effectiveness consulting practice area for iQuantic, Inc., a San Francisco-based consulting firm. Here, he devised, designed, and implemented an assessment methodology geared specifically to high-tech clients. Working with top executives at leading global technology firms, he drove assessment-based change efforts resulting in significant improvements in organizational functioning and capability.  

Earlier in his career, Dr. Levine specialized in small-group facilitation and process consultation and designed and led numerous executive retreats aimed at strategy development, post-merger integration, mission statement creation, and creative problem-solving.  

Dr. Levine earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in Alameda, CA. His academic interests include the challenges of leading geographically dispersed teams, building leadership skills through the use of feedback, and the relationship between personal development and leadership development. Dr. Levine teaches masters-level courses in leadership and organizational change at the University of San Francisco and Golden Gate University and has presented papers at numerous professional conferences.

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