CFO/Controllers Breakfast Forum (E2002128)

Howard Matalon is an equity partner of OlenderFeldman LLP in charge of the firm’s Employment Practices and Litigation Group. Howard is an accomplished legal advisor with thirty years of experience offering precision guidance and cost-effective solutions in human capital management to employers and executives alike in a cutting-edge “360-degree” practice across the United States. He previously developed a proactive approach to employment law challenges for employers based on a sophisticated audit and guidance system that manages issues in every stage of the employee life cycle, including hiring, onboarding, retention, and termination. Howard routinely counsels his clients on a wide range of complex employment issues, including hiring practices and business accountability for workplace conditions and adverse employment actions. He received a Professional in Human Resources® (PHR®) certification from the HR Certification Institute (HRCI). Howard also coaches select executives in their hiring and separation negotiations, the vast majority of whom are women. In 2019, Howard was featured in “Senior Gigs And The Fine Print That Comes With Them,” a Forbes article that addressed this topic. Howard utilizes the principles in Leadership and Self-Deception, a book developed by the Arbinger Institute, in every facet of his legal and coaching work. In July, 2023, Howard and his wife Heather launched NAV, a software-as-a-service reverse AI company that is a true fusion between artificial intelligence and human coaching, enabling career professionals to instantly understand the value of their current job and compare it to prospective opportunities while being able to access performance and negotiation coaches to enhance the value of those positions. In September, 2023 NAV published an Amazon bestseller Navigating Career Negotiations, which provides insight into the nature of career trajectory and how to keep it on track.Howard received his Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University and his JD from Boston University Law School.