Jerry Zygmuntowicz

Organization Effectiveness and Strategic Change Consultant | Executive Coach

Organization assessment & effectiveness

Merger integration services

Executive development & coaching

In Oregon, but travels as needed

Jerry Zygmuntowicz is an Organization Effectiveness Consultant and Executive Coach with over 20 years of experience leading strategic change efforts and coaching senior leaders in Fortune 100 companies. His consulting specialty is partnering with clients to navigate complex change impacting organizations and teams. In his coaching practice he works with senior leaders to achieve breakthroughs in their performance and career. He brings a deep interdisciplinary background across multiple industry sectors, offering a broad range of services:

Strategic change management
Culture integration & employee engagement
Organization assessment & effectiveness
Merger integration
Complex meeting design & facilitation
Leadership development & executive coaching
Program governance & decision making

Clients appreciate his collaborative approach, his exceptional ability to relate to stakeholders, his willingness to take on unstructured challenges, and his effective communication skills across all levels.
Jerry holds an MBA in Management and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University. Other certifications and trainings include:

ProSci – certified change practitioner
ICF Certified Coach – PCC
Organization Development Certificate – NTL Institute
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®)
Hogan Leadership Assessment

He has partnered with companies including Nike, Microsoft, Business Objects (SAP), Chevron, Daimler Trucks, CA Technologies, Union Pacific, Adidas, SunGard, TriQuint Semiconductors, PeaceHealth, & Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU).

Jerry lives with his wife in Corvallis, Oregon and enjoys travel, wine tasting, reading, films, music, men’s work, spirituality, bicycling and whitewater rafting.

For more information, see his website, and LinkedIn profile. He can be reached directly at jerryz@collaboras.net.

"Jerry is an insightful, committed, and results-oriented consultant. His exceptional listening and communication skills allow him to build trusted relationships with diverse stakeholders while persistently driving for the needed change and outcomes."
~ Deborah Byron, HR SVP, Business Objects

ALL Testimonials

Jim Arena - Sr. Director, Mergers, Business Objects (SAP)
“Jerry is adept at viewing an entire scene holistically and getting up to speed quickly, even in the most unclear environments. He thrives in situations where people take a stake in the overall process and they freely follow and contribute because they believe. His integrity and work ethic are clearly evident in his team approach and relationship building. He has the courage and maturity to take on the most challenging situations and do the right thing.”

Donald Nagle - Sr. Director, Strategic Consulting, HP
“Jerry is definitely a relationship guy who wants to engage and encourage accountability. He invests himself in his projects and works diligently to see things through to the very end. His expertise in leadership development is clear in the effective way he can bring structure to ambiguity or chaos.”

Mike Inzitari - Vice President of Sales, Zimmer Biomet
“Jerry helped me become conscious of how I observe myself and others, and design new actions that would lead to breakthrough results. That breakthrough came for me …when I joined a multi-billion-dollar medical device organization as Vice President of Sales. He is a wonderful human being and I highly recommend him as an executive coach.”

Deborah Byron - HR SVP, Business Objects
“Jerry is a very organized and committed consultant. He truly knows how to listen and align the team’s expectations and processes accordingly. He approaches his clients with professionalism and integrity, and is very committed to productive relationships as well as achieving the needed outcomes. Jerry is insightful, results oriented, and consistently demonstrates his profound strength in communication.”