Doug Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

Dr. Doug Hirschhorn is one of the most influential and sought-after performance coaches and executive trainers in the market today.

About Dr. Doug

As a Peak Performance Coach, Dr. Doug has conducted over 400 workshops at financial institutions, multi-billion dollar hedge funds and corporations across the country. Some of his most popular topics include overcoming fears, focusing under pressure, the psychology of taking risk, managing teams in crises, goal setting, motivation and leadership development.

He is internationally recognized as an industry thought leader, as evidenced by his books, publications and numerous television appearances.

Dr. Doug is the co-author of The Trading Athlete (Wiley, 2001) and wrote the “Head Coach” column for leading industry publication Trader Monthly in both the U.S. and European editions. He is a regular contributor for CNBC and has appeared on NBC’s “Today” as well as CNBC’s “The Big Idea With Donny Deutsch,” “Millionaire Inside,” “Morning Call,” “Street Signs,” “Power Lunch,” “Squawk on the Street,” “Fast Money,” “High Net Worth,” “Closing Bell” and VH1’s “The Fabulous Life.”

Dr. Doug is the chief executive officer of Edge Consulting, a consulting firm specializing in “Peak Performance Coaching.”  Dr. Doug holds a Ph.D. in Psychology with a specialization in Sport Psychology. He was the catcher and captain of his Division I baseball team. After graduation, Dr. Doug spent several years as a floor trader at the Chicago Board of Trade.

Dr. Doug has offices in New York and South Florida. His client list includes elite athletes as well as many of the largest banks, hedge funds and financial institutions in the world. Dr. Doug is presently at work on his new book, Street Smarts (Putnam, 2010).