Phil Coltoff
Katherine W. and Howard Aibel Visiting Professor and Executive-in-Residence
MSW
phil.coltoff@nyu.edu | (212) 949-4918
bio
Philip Coltoff, special advisor and former CEO and executive director of the Children's Aid Society, joined the School of Social Work in January as the NYU's first Katherine W. and Howard Aibel Visiting Professor and Executive-in-Residence. Coltoff is also an alumnus of the school.
A leader and innovator in the field of social work and social services, Coltoff led the Children's Aid Society as it became an agent of positive change in communities across New York City and the U.S. His emphasis on both comprehensive social services and education produced a full-service model of public community schools in New York that has been adapted in over 100 communities in this country as well as in such nations as Cuba, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. The Children's Aid Society is one of the largest and oldest voluntary, non-sectarian children's services agencies in the nation.
recent work
Mr. Coltoff currently teaches "Executive Leadership in the Not-for-Profit Sector," a six-part seminar series. In autumn 2006, he published The Challenge of Change (subtitled Leadership Strategies for Not-for-Profit Executives and Boards).