Erek J. Ostrowski, PhD, PCC is Chair of the Leadership and Organizational Coaching master's concentration at the University of Pennsylvania, where he leads curriculum design and instruction for one of the field's premier graduate coaching programs. As a board member of the Graduate School Alliance for Education in Coaching (GSAEC), he plays an active role in advancing standards for coach education globally. He is also a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation, a certified coach supervisor (Oxford Brookes), and the owner and principal of Verve Coaching.