Eric Kaufmann is an executive coach, author, and facilitator who guides leaders to go below the surface and beyond the obvious so they can think more clearly, make better decisions, and relate wholeheartedly. Eric is CEO of Sagatica, an executive leadership advisory firm for leaders and teams seeking to prevail in critical personal or organization transitions. His clients include Sony, SunPower, Verizon, Dr Bronner's, T-Mobile, and Genentech. By applying tested processes and skills that blend Strategic Thinking with Zen Practices, Eric guides leaders to evolve and change, and upgrade their priorities, strategies, and skills.    

Eric’s book, The Four Virtues of a Leader: Navigating the Hero’s Journey through Risk to Results and Leadership Breakdown: How Conscious Leaders Generate Breakthroughs that Enrich Business and Life, explore the virtues shared by successful, passionate, and creative leaders and how they navigate through uncertainty and anxiety.  Eric’s work is shaped from the crucible of his journey which includes 20+ years of executive coaching and consulting, management roles at Fortune 100 firms, degrees in business and psychology, thirty years of Zen practice, living in Israel and South Africa, teaching as a Master Scuba Diving instructor, working as a certified hypnotherapist, and from living in a year-long retreat in an isolated cabin he built in the mountains of New Mexico.