
Chuck Garcia
ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Emailcjg2184@columbia.edu
Chuck Garcia is the founder of Climb Leadership International and coaches executives on leadership development, public speaking, and emotional intelligence. A 25-year veteran of Wall Street, he spent 14 years in sales and marketing at Bloomberg in a variety of leadership positions. He was director of business development at BlackRock Solutions, an arm of the world’s largest investment manager, and was a managing director at Citadel, a prestigious alternative investment management firm.
A mountaineer, Garcia has climbed some of the world’s tallest peaks, including Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Elbrus, the Matterhorn, as well as mountains in Alaska and the Andes.