Michael Madera, PsyD

Dr. Michael Madera supports leaders and organizations in achieving their goals while stimulating creativity, inspiration, and deepening insights.   

Michael serves as an executive coach and organizational development specialist with over 20 years of experience in individual development and organizational consulting. Clients report that his depth of knowledge and experience, delivered with humor, optimism, and directness helps people develop needed leadership skills and supports positive change in organizations. He regularly provides executive and leadership coaching, pre-hire and developmental assessments, off-site and strategy meeting facilitation, team development and organizational culture solutions, and as well as consultation to help family and closely held businesses thrive.   

As an entrepreneur, he managed two food products companies before seeking his psychology degree. He served as VP Sales & Marketing for a family-owned startup software company in the late 1990s, and then as Senior Consultant for Knickerbocker & Stevens, Inc, a Boston-based management psychology consulting firm.  

Michael is certified and expert in many assessments and change facilitation methods, including: Hogan, DISC, 16PF, OutMatch Assessments, Wonderlic, Raven's, Leadership Versatility Index, Denison Culture Survey, among others. 

Education and Affiliations

• Doctor of Psychology, William James College, Boston MA

• Harvard University, Clinical Practica, and Internship in Clinical Psychology

• M.A., Spanish, Middlebury College Language School, Middlebury VT

• B.A., Spanish and Music, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Past and Current Clients

• BiddingForGood.com

• Biogen

• Boston Private Bank

• Cisco Systems

• Digitas

• Kronos

• Millennium Pharmaceuticals

• Rogers Corporation

• Simon Pearce

• Simplivity

• Tesaro Pharmaceuticals

Personal Interests

Michael is an avid tennis player and guitarist/songwriter, and lives with his wife and 2 sons. A favorite quote: “If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?” (Dogen)