Dr. Levinson was born and raised in New York City. He earned a bachelors degree in psychology from Queens College of the City University of New York and a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Rochester. After completing his training, he moved to Minnesota to direct an innovative rural mental health program that has flourished under his leadership for the past thirty years.

Levinson has spent most of his career helping people follow through on their good intentions. In the early 1980's, he made a startling discovery: Poor follow through is caused by a design flaw in the human mind. Levinson used his discovery to create the MotivAider- a remarkably simple tool that automatically improves follow through by correcting for the design flaw. In 1987, he co-founded Behavioral Dynamics, Inc. to develop, perfect, manufacture and market the MotivAider worldwide and support its users.

In 1998, Levinson teamed up with peak performance consultant, Peter Greider, to write Following Through: A Revolutionary New Model For Finishing Whatever You Start. Published by Kensington Publishing Corporation, New York, this critically-acclaimed book is based on Levinson's groundbreaking discovery about the paradoxical way the mind treats good intentions.