Newell Eaton is a facilitator, coach, trainer, and designer who helps individuals, organizations and communities facilitate intentional change. He is known for his engaging optimism, strategic thinking, broad vision and passionate commitment to customer satisfaction. Newell is sought out for his capacity to facilitate authentic conversations, ask the hard questions nicely, and help others to “name the elephant in the room.” His motivational approach brings the latest adult learning techniques to each client’s unique situation.

Some of the organizations to recently benefit from his training, coaching and facilitation include: Cadbury-Adams; Novartis; Novo Nordisk; Pfizer; Tarragon Realty; the Boys and Girls Clubs of America; NYS Commission on National and Community Service; the Sustainable Hudson Valley Network; and the UN Mission of the United Kingdom.

Newell worked in state government as Director of Strategic Planning for the NY State Office of Children and Family Services. He completed a 26-year career as a leader inside state government championing high performance leadership and building healthy youth and communities. A change leader, Newell has championed and accomplished a Herculean task: demonstrating that real change can happen in the public sector.

Newell is a regular faculty member for the International Association of Facilitators’ Conference and the Creative Problem Solving Institute and speaks at a host of regional creativity conferences. At these events he trains participants from across the world in the remarkable process of intentional conversation. Newell is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he studied architectural design, urban planning and community change.