Dr. Leon Herszon, PhD
New York, USA
Dr. Leon Herszon, PhD, PMP, CSM, CSPO, DASSM, is the Head of IIL Consulting at the International Institute for Learning (IIL). He launched his career at Shell, where he managed the areas of HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment), Information Technology, and strategic projects. Next, he moved on to IIL, establishing the company’s South American operations with a base in Brazil. Once that was up and running, he moved to the USA and led several initiatives in sales, products and services, and business agility.
Currently, he leads IIL’s global consulting practice with headquarters in NYC, with a focus on helping clients on their improvement journey. He also leads the Artificial Intelligence initiatives at IIL, having written several papers, attended discussion panels on AI, and delivered webinars about the benefits and challenges of Generative AI.
With a master’s degree focused on project management maturity models, he went on to earn his Ph.D. by proposing a model to support complex projects. Dr. Herszon also lectures on project management at Rutgers Business School and delivers presentations worldwide. He is a several times Ironman finisher, and communicates in English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Dr. Herszon can be contacted at Leon.Herszon@iil.com
Profile created 7 March 2025