Education
He holds a Bachelor of Surgery, Accounting, Syracuse University (graduated in 1962), and is a Certified Pedorthist (C Ped), American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics in 1974.
He holds a Bachelor of Surgery, Accounting, Syracuse University (graduated in 1962), and is a Certified Pedorthist (C Ped), American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics in 1974.
He is a frequent lecturer to healthcare professionals, footwear retailers and the public, and a recognized leader in the footwear and footcare industries. Schwartz is currently an adjunct instructor in the Department of orthopedic sciences at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. He participates on the faculty of Aetrex University, and on the advisory board of foot.com and Pedorthic Newswire.
He currently serves as Vice Chair and on the Board of Directors of the National Shoe Retailers Association (NSRA), after nine years as Chair of its Education Committee.
He also serves as Chair of the Pedorthic Educators Committee and is a former President of the Pedorthic Footwear Association, the professional association of pedorthists. He is the President and on the board and executive committee of the 23rd Street Association, a New York City civic and trade organization, and of 23rd Street Community Projects, a 501(c)3 Foundation.
In 2009 he was named Retailer of the Year by the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce.
He has been a faculty member of the pedorthic programs at Northwestern University, New York University, University of California, Los Angeles, Ball State University, and Shoe Service Institute of America.