Dr. Khaldoun Sweis spent his career studying how the mind actually works, and he now brings that rigor into boardrooms, leadership retreats, and one-on-one coaching engagements. Trained in philosophy of mind and cognitive science, he has spent more than 20 years teaching logic, critical thinking, and consciousness studies at the university level, work that translates directly into the skill organizations need most from their leaders: clear judgment under pressure.

Companies bring in Dr. Sweis for two reasons. As an executive and leadership coach, he works one-on-one and in small groups with senior professionals who want sharper decision-making, greater clarity, and the discipline to lead well when the stakes are highest. As a keynote and corporate speaker, he offers audiences a rare combination: academic depth in philosophy and logic, delivered with a direct, practical style that plays as well in a boardroom as it does on a university stage.

Dr. Sweis earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science from the University of Hull, taught at Oxford University, and is an associate professor of philosophy at the City Colleges of Chicago, where he has spent two decades teaching logic, critical thinking, and philosophy of religion. He has spoken at institutions including Oxford University, North Park University, Moody Bible Institute, and University College London, as well as international engagements in Hong Kong, Australia, Romania, and Poland.

About

Dr. Sweis

Thinker. Teacher. Coach. Husband. Father.

I am Dr. Khaldoun Sweis - an executive coach, professor, writer, and speaker whose work sits at the intersection of philosophy, faith, leadership, and meaningful living.

My work is about helping people think more clearly, lead more courageously, and live more intentionally - in their careers, their relationships, and their faith.

But before all the titles, I am a husband and a father, and those are the roles I take most seriously.

Dr. Khaldoun Sweis

Executive Coach | Speaker | Professor
Logically Faithful

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Dr. Khaldoun Sweis with Aimee, AnaKaterina, and Daniel Zacharias

My greatest work
will always be at home.

Who I work with

You are successful. So why does it feel this hard?

The leaders I coach are executives, founders, pastors and accomplished professionals, most of them men, who have done well by most measures. Yet privately they tell me things like:

"I make decisions all day, but the big ones keep getting postponed."
"My calendar runs me. I am busy, but I am not sure I am moving."
"I am winning at work and slowly drifting at home."
"I solve everyone else's problems. I can't seem to solve my own."
"I don't have anyone I can be completely honest with."

If any of those sound familiar, you are not failing. You have outgrown the thinking that got you here. My work is to help you see clearly, decide well and build the discipline to follow through, so success stops costing you the things that matter most.

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How I help

The Phoenix Effect: my coaching framework

Every engagement follows five disciplines, drawn from peer-reviewed research in organizational and positive psychology and from two decades of teaching people to think clearly:

PassionName the fears and assumptions driving your decisions

PurposeClarify the few goals that matter and what you will no longer trade for success

ProductivityTurn goals into if-then plans, habits and protected focus

ProfitGet a better return on your time, decisions and risk

PeaceBuild resilience, trust and accountability so results last

We start with your Phoenix Score, find your Rise Point (the one discipline with the biggest return right now) and work on it with weekly actions you can measure. See the full coaching process.

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What grounds me

Faith, reason and a steady center

I am a Christian. My faith is not a slogan I add on; it is the foundation of how I understand reality, how I come to know what is true, and where I place my ultimate trust. As a philosopher, I have spent more than two decades testing that faith against the hardest questions, and I hold it with both conviction and intellectual honesty.

It is why I believe every person has real dignity and purpose, why I take truth, integrity and character seriously, and why I can face uncertainty without fear: I trust God with the outcomes I cannot control.

In coaching, that means you get a coach with a steady center, not a sermon. I work with leaders and organizations of every faith and of none. We focus on your goals, your values and your results. If you want to bring faith into the conversation, I welcome it; if you don't, I will fully respect that.

Meet Dr. Sweis

Married to My Dream Girl

I am happily married to Aimee, my best friend, biggest supporter, and the love of my life. She brings warmth, wisdom, and joy to everything we do, and she is at the heart of all that matters most.

A Proud Father

We have two amazing children - AnaKaterina and Daniel Zacharias. They inspire me every day to be a better man, to live what I teach, and to help shape a world that is more thoughtful, more compassionate, and more human.

“Success means nothing if you lose what matters most.
My family keeps me grounded, grateful, and focused on what is truly important.

Academic & Professional Background

A Life of Learning and Service

My academic and professional journey spans teaching, research, leadership development, executive coaching, public speaking, and ethical multifamily real estate investment. Explore verified education, appointments, and professional experience below.

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LeadershipFounder & Executive Coach, Logically Faithful; Chair, Department of Humanities, Olive-Harvey College, City Colleges of Chicago.

Investment LeadershipGeneral Partner, LogicallySyndicated - a multifamily apartment investment syndication focused on safe, livable communities and helping investors grow wealth ethically.

TeachingAssociate Professor of Philosophy at Olive-Harvey College; former Tutor in Philosophy of Religion at Oxford University.

EducationPhD, Philosophy of Mind, University of Hull; MA, Philosophy of Religion, Trinity International University; BA, Philosophy, Eastern Illinois University.

Executive FocusLeadership development, critical thinking, decision-making, ethics, executive communication, difficult conversations, self-mastery, and AI & human judgment.

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