Adam is founder and principal of Paragon Global Consulting, a coaching and consulting firm dedicated to helping leaders and leadership teams develop their capabilities for extraordinary results.

As a consultant, Adam has custom designed solutions to address issues in the areas of team effectiveness, strategic planning, conflict management, and leadership capacity for financial institutions, law firms, hospitals and non-profits.

As an ICF certified executive coach, he has conducted high performance team coaching, process facilitation, management training, and one-on-one strategic coaching. Clients have reported higher levels of performance in the areas of professional presence, strategic career management, conflict resolution, and leadership skills.

As a trainer, he has custom designed and facilitated programs in leadership, conflict management and presentation skills for a variety of organizations, including Columbia Business School and the United Nations.

Adam is currently an adjunct faculty member at NYU teaching conflict management and is one of a select group of faculty at the American Management Association to teach their three day program, Responding to Conflict. He has also guest lectured on the subjects of leadership, conflict management and career development at Columbia University, NYU and the New School for Social Research.

Adam's educational background includes a master's degree in organizational psychology and change management from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in business management from Tulane University. He holds a Certificate in Conflict Resolution from Columbia University, a Certificate of Mediation from the Institute for Mediation and Conflict Resolution, and a Professional Coaching Certification from the International Coaching Federation.

His other interests include music composition and performance. In his early 20's, he toured Europe performing in clubs, concerts, and music festivals, including the International Music Festival in Basel, Switzerland and a concert in Pesaro, Italy.