Richard Orbé-Austin
Psychologist and career coach
Richard Orbé-Austin is a psychologist and executive coach based in New York City. He helps professionals choose careers and build leadership skills.
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About Richard Orbé-Austin
Dr. Richard Orbé-Austin is a psychologist and partner at Dynamic Transitions Psychological Consulting, LLP, a New York City firm focused on career and executive coaching. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, he is the son of Haitian immigrants. He earned a PhD in counseling psychology from Fordham University and a BA in psychology from NYU. He has worked in career and executive coaching for more than 15 years and was the founding director of NYU's Graduate Student Career Development Center. Before that, he held leadership posts, including chief diversity officer at Baruch College (City University of New York) and head of the NY Association of Black Psychologists as its president. In his practice, he works with executives and early- to mid-career professionals on finding well-suited career paths and strengthening their leadership. He also consults for organizations on leadership, diversity, equity and inclusion, and conflict. His writing has appeared in Forbes and Fast Company, and he is the author of Own Your Greatness.