Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin are the authors of Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-At-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work, a book offering strategy and advice to women resuming careers after extended time at home with children. Both graduates of Harvard Business School, Carol and Vivian have experienced personally the process of building a career, taking a career break to be home with children, and getting “back on the career track”.

Carol Fishman Cohen is an expert, speaker and consultant on the topic of career re-entry. She is the co-author of Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work (Warner Books, June 2007) and co-founder of iRelaunch, a company connecting mid-career professionals on career break with each other, with resources, and ultimately, with companies interested in re-engaging them. Ms. Cohen was on maternity leave with her first child in February 1990, when her firm, investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert, dissolved. After five years working part time while having three more children, followed by six years at home full time, Ms. Cohen relaunched her career in 2001 by taking a demanding, full time job at a major investment firm. Although she was thrilled to return to the workplace, she eventually realized it was not the perfect match, and left after a year. Following her departure, Harvard Business School made Ms. Cohen the subject of a case study about a professional who resumed her career after extended leave at home. When the case was published, she began speaking about the topic and collaborating with Ms. Rabin on the research that culminated in Back on the Career Track. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts with her husband and four children ages 12-17. Ms. Cohen is a graduate of Pomona College and Harvard Business School.

Vivian Steir Rabin is the co-author of Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work (Warner Books, June 2007) and co-founder of iRelaunch, a company connecting mid-career professionals on career break with each other, with resources to update them and, ultimately, with companies interested in reengaging them. After 10 years in business, primarily in finance and human resources, Ms. Rabin took a 7 year career break to care for her 5 children. In 2000, she returned to the workforce as a retained executive search consultant. During the course of her transition from home to work, she saw that there were no resources for others seeking to make this same transition, and formed a long-term goal of “doing something about the reentry problem.” As a result of the book and iRelaunch, Ms. Rabin is a frequent speaker and consultant on the topic of career reentry. She lives in Clifton, NJ with her husband and 5 children ages 10-18. Ms. Rabin is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School.