For nearly more than 45 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. He is the author of six books on leadership, crisis, trust, and communication. He has worked in dozens of countries on six continents. 

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. He teaches crisis management in the Executive MBA program, where he was named 2016 Executive MBA Great Professor. He is an adjunct associate professor of management and communication in NYU’s School of Professional Studies, MS in Public Relations and Corporate Communication program, where he has twice received the Dean’s award for teaching excellence, and also awards for outstanding service and for 35 years’ service in teaching. In that program he teaches courses in communication strategy; in communication ethics, law, and regulation; and in crisis communication.

Fred is also an adjunct professor of industrial engineering and operations research at Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Professional Development and Leadership program. He teaches leadership communication, ethics, and crisis for MS and PhD engineering students. For 25 years he has been a contract lecturer on crisis communication at Wharton/UPenn.

He is in his 13th year as a contract lecturer at 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, commands of the U.S. Marine Corps, Army and Air Force, and at other universities. He received a Certificate in Leader Development – National Security and Strategy from the U.S. Army War College.

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

Fred is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. He has received the Public Relations Society of America – New York awards for mentoring and for lifetime achievement.