Cliff is an experienced organization development (OD) consultant, executive coach, and leadership trainer overseeing
Polarity Partnerships' east coast operations out of Washington, DC. In 2017, Cliff became a founding partner of the 501(c)3 organization the
Institute for Polarities of Democracy and in 2018 the healthcare coaching/consulting firm,
SixSEED Partners. Cliff is a faculty member at American University's Master's in OD and KEY Executive programs and is a Coaching Fellow for George Mason's Accredited Coach Training Program under the Center for the Advancement of Well-being. His past work experience includes VP of Organizational Development and Training for
The National Cooperative Bank, Senior OD Consultant for
The Washington Post, and Corporate Manager of Human Resources (HR) and Training for
The Washington Post Company. Cliff earned Master's Degrees in OD (2007) and HR Management (1998) from
The American University and his Coaching Certification from
Georgetown's Executive Leadership Coaching Program in (2008). He is a PCC (Professional Certified Coach) and a graduate of the 2-year Polarity Mastery program (2010), and has served as the program dean since 2014.