AUTM Leadership Communications Course Instructor

Fred Garcia - For more than 40 years Helio Fred Garcia has helped leaders build trust, inspire loyalty, and lead effectively. He is a coach, counselor, teacher, writer, and speaker whose clients include some of the largest and best-known companies and organizations in the world.   

Fred is the President of the crisis management firm Logos Consulting Group and executive director of the Logos Institute for Crisis Management and Executive Leadership.  

Fred has been on the New York University faculty since 1988. He is an adjunct professor of management in NYU’s Stern School of Business, where he was named 2016 Executive MBA Great Professor. He is also an adjunct professor at NYU’s School of Professional Studies,  

Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and is a contract lecturer on leadership communication at Wharton/UPenn and the U.S. Defense Information School. He is a frequent guest lecturer at the U.S. Air Force Air War College, the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, U.S. Marine Corps General Officer Warfighting Course, U.S. Army Forces Command, the Brookings Institution, and at other universities.  

Fred is a highly sought keynote and motivational speaker. He has keynoted major conferences and events in the United States, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Fred speaks about leadership communication, crisis management, business ethics, journalist/source relationships, and ways to maintain trust in difficult situations. 

Fred is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. He received a Certificate in Leader Development – National Security and Strategy from the U.S. Army War College. He has received the Public Relations Society of America – New York’s awards for mentoring and for lifetime achievement.