Steven Goldbach

Steven Goldbach is a globally recognized strategist and executive advisor, combining creativity and rigor to help organizations create their own future. Together with Geoff Tuff, Steve has co-authored two bestselling books – Detonate (Wiley 2018), and, Provoke (Wiley 2021). Their latest collaboration, Hone: How Purposeful Leaders Defy Drift, will be released in late September, 2025. Both Detonate and Provoke were recognized by Thinkers50, the leading authority on management thinking, with award nominations for strategy and leadership. Steve is one of many rotating hosts of "The Provocateurs", a monthly podcast based on the book Provoke. It features leadership lessons from leaders from all a variety of disciplines.

Steve leads Deloitte’s Sustainability practice in the US. Prior to assuming the leadership of this practice, Steve served as Deloitte’s US Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) for 8 years. In his client practice, Steve helps executives and their teams position their organizations for the future by making challenging and pragmatic choices in the face of uncertainty.

Prior to joining Deloitte, Steve was a Partner at Monitor Group and head of its New York Office and Consumer Products practice. Prior to Monitor, Steve was the head of strategy for Forbes Magazine Group.​

Steve holds degrees from Queen’s University at Kingston and Columbia Business School. He serves on the Advisory Boards of The New York Botanical Garden and Queen's University's Smith School of Business.