Dr. Steve Safier is the Director of the Columbia School of Professional Studies Human Capital Management program. A change management/turnaround authority and trusted consigliere to Boards of Directors, executive management and employee teams, he has experience working as a transformational leader and strategic advisor, having served as a CHRO, COO, Business President, and Human Capital consultant.

Steve has expertise in executive coaching, leadership development, talent selection and development, HR Strategy development, organization design, performance management, compensation and HR team effectiveness. He began his business career consulting for HayGroup and was hired by one of his clients—the Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust—to build out the marketing and advertising capability for Subway restaurants around the world. As Chief Operating Officer, he had accountability for Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Governance, Facilities, Internal Communications, and Meetings.

Steve returned to consulting for a brief period, and then joined Panasonic North America, first as Chief Transformation and Human Resources Officer, and then as President of the Health and Wellness Solutions business. He has held other HCM consulting roles since.

Steve graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.