Judith Kolberg is originally from Levittown, New York and graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1975. She founded FileHeads, a professional organizing company, in 1989 and has been a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) since 1990 and also served as NAPO-Georgia President. She formed the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD) shortly afterwards and had served as its director for seven years. The NSGCD is now known as the Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD). A recipient of the organizing industry's most prestigious awards. Kolberg is the author of six books in four languages. She is a popular speaker internationally. She currently coaches other authors in the writing and publishing of their books.