Gay M. Fogarty, Ph.D. is the founder of The Fogarty Group, a virtual consulting firm that specializes in leadership development and career coaching.

Gay Fogarty is an experienced executive coach, consultant and trainer with a background in leadership and organization development and career management. Dr. Fogarty's work over the past seventeen years has been dedicated to helping individuals and organizations realize their full potential. Her strong belief in the worth of each individual and in their ability to make a substantial contribution to other individuals and to the organizations that employ them has been evident throughout her career in human resource development and training. Gay's proven ability to effectively assist individuals and organizations in assessing, planning and implementing change has gained her the reputation of being a coach and consultant who helps others take action and achieve results. Dr. Fogarty has worked with a broad range of senior level executives in numerous industries including financial services, healthcare, technology, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, manufacturing, electronics, publications, communications, professional services, consumer products and non-profits.

Dr. Fogarty has conducted organizational assessments and facilitated focus groups in response to major organizational change. She has provided consulting and training for managers in group facilitation, team building, performance management, succession planning and high potential identification, meeting leadership and management, communications and supervisory skills. Gay has designed and delivered a wide variety of career management workshops and has made numerous presentations to professional organizations on topics such as psychological contracts, executive coaching, managing transitions, networking and leadership development.

Gay has held a number of management positions with several international career transition firms, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Pittsburgh Office of Manchester, Inc. She has experience in both the start up of new businesses and the growth of existing ones and had responsibility for executive coaching, career transition, leadership development and change/career management services. Previously, Dr. Fogarty worked in the financial services industry as an Educational Director for Mellon Bank where she was responsible for the creation and coordination of Master Trust University, a comprehensive training program designed to increase productivity and professionalism.

Dr. Fogarty holds a B.A. in Psychology from Dickinson College, a M.S.W. from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. in Organization Development from Temple University. Her doctoral dissertation defined the change in psychological contracts between employers and managers following downsizing. She has been a guest lecturer at Duquesne University, Robert Morris College, University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business and LaRoche College. Gay has been certified in Executive Coaching by Manchester, Inc., Leadership Architect by Catalyst Systems, AVA by Walter V. Clarke, Interaction Management by DDI and Managing Personal Growth by Blessing and White.

Gay's commitment to professional development and community involvement has led her to be an active member of the International Coach Federation, American Society of Training and Development, Pittsburgh Human Resources Planning Society and Pittsburgh Human Resource Association. She has served on the board of directors and as an officer of several community organizations and is currently on the Board of Directors of the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.