Members & Partners

GLN Co-Chairs

The Global Leadership Network (GLN)

GLN is a community for learning and collaborative action of seasoned practitioners from around the world who represent diverse aspects of the complex puzzles of global leadership experience and competencies.

GLN Legal Structure

GLN is a joint project of non-profit organizations from around the world, which serve on an as needed basis also as fiscal sponsors.

GLN Co-Chairs

The network is being facilitated by three unpaid co-chairs and ad hoc support staff. This allows us to keep overhead to a minimum so that almost all funding can benefit projects.

GLN Members

Network membership is by invitation. To serve our goals of diversity and quality of personal and professional relationship among members growth is intentionally slow and organic.

GLN Partners

As needed GLN collaborates with individuals, organizations and networks to achieve specific goals and to generally further a global culture of cooperation and mutuality.

THAIS CORRAL from Brazil.
Thais is a global and local multi-sector social entrepreneur, communication specialist and leadership educator. She founded a media network, including 400 women’s radio programs that promote social change throughout Brazil. She also co-directs SouthSouthNorth, an international project, which pioneers climate change and poverty reduction work. (Download longer bio)
corral.thais@gmail.com

WALTER LINK from Europe.
Walter is a co-founder  and leader of corporate responsibility business networks throughout Europe and the Americas, as well as civil society organizations and universities.  He and trains and coaches emerging and senior leaders in integral leadership approaches. He also provides strategy advise to non-profit and for-profit organizations and offers his analysis of the interdependent evolutionary changes across sectors and continents, which he calls the Emerging Civilization. (Download longer bio)
wlink@bluewin.ch

MARK GERZON from the USA.
Mark works with key organizations in both the private and public sector to develop a more integral, global approach to leadership. As reflected in his most recent book, Leading Through Conflict, he specializes in helping diverse or conflicting groups transform differences and conflicts into opportunities and common ground. (Download longer bio)
MarkGerzon@aol.com

GLN Members & Partners

MEHJABEEN ABIDI HABIB, Academic Researcher, Pakistan.  Interested in the field of human ecology, which explores the linkages between human and natural systems. Her Ph.D. research on ecological resilience is based in Pakistan at the Government College Lahore and is linked through a fellowship with Oxford University. (Download longer bio)

SUSAN ANDREWS, Founder Future Vision Ecological Park, Brazil.  Founded the Ecological Park to be  a reference for physical health, economic self-sufficiency, artistic creativity, mental expansion and spiritual peace — a vision of the future. The Ecological Park is an "ecovillage" or rural development center based on a new humanistic vision of maximum utilization of human and natural resources, cooperation and harmony with nature. (Download longer bio)

SUE CHESHIRE, Beyond North Ltd, United Kingdom.  Committed to inspiring business leaders to take seriously the strong correlation between a healthy company and the health of the leader(s) in terms of mind, body and soul. Her lifelong passion is to awaken the business world to the opportunities and challenges facing the planet, and to find authentic ways to operate and lead with clarity, integrity and compassion. (Download longer bio)

HEIN DIJKSTERHUIS, Co-founder CORDES leadership & change, The Netherlands. Is committed to help people and their organizations to reach their full potential. He is a coach to board members and their teams in a wide variety of organizations. As a former World Champion sailing he knows that people are capable of more than they ever dared to imagine. He is a specialist in leadership and projectmanagement.

RIANE EISLER, President, The Center for Partnership Studies, USA. Her 1995 Center for Partnership Studies study, Women, Men, and the Global Quality of Life, documents the strong correlation between the status of women and the general quality of a nation’s life, based on statistical data from 89 nations. She has published several books and over 200 articles making a significant contribution to her field. (Download longer bio)

MARI FITZDUFF, Director, International Coexistence and Conflict Masters Program, Brandeis University. Committed to developing cross-sector leadership to prevent, manage and resolve inter-communal conflict. Previously Director of UNU/INCORE, the United Nations University based in Derry/Londonderry, and, from 1990-1997, the director of a key conflict resolution center in Northern Ireland. (Download longer bio)

ERNESTO GARILAO, Professor, Asian Institute of Management, Manila. Currently the Executive Director of the AIM-Mirant Center for Bridging Societal Divides. His major areas of interest are in public sector leadership and management, institutional development, leadership and management of change, and management of bridging state reforms. (Download longer bio)

ALAIN GAUTHIER, Executive Director, Core Leadership Development, France. Worked globally with approximately two hundred senior teams and groups in a wide variety of organizations. In particular, he has designed and co-led several partnering and co-leadership capacity-building workshops for alliance teams representing the public, business and civil society sectors of more than twenty countries from Africa, Latin America, and Asia. (Download longer bio)

JACINTO GAVINO, Professor, Asian Institute of Management, Manila. Professor of Organizational Development at one of the Pacific region’s leading business schools. Former member of a three-continent task force team of universities and NGOs that developed "Bridging Leadership Trainings" that have been conducted successfully in locations around the world. (Download longer bio)

PETER GOLDMARK, Foundation President and media executive, USA. Former publisher of the International Herald Tribune and President of the Rockefeller Foundation with a deep commitment to working in the non-profit sector on the problems of sustainable development and weapons of mass destruction. Currently working with Environmental Defense Fund on global climate change. (Download longer bio)

ALEXANDER GRASHOW, Cofounder of the Bridging Leadership Program. Worked with partners in Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, Latin America and the United States to develop the Bridging Leadership Program that brings diverse groups together in collaboration. Currently working with the Global Leadership Initiative (GLI) to catalyze learning laboratories on critical global issues.

HARUMITSU INOUYE, Executive Director, Shinnyo-en Foundation, Japan. His unique perspective, blending not only his business and education perspective but also his spiritual practice, Dr. Inouye has helped the Foundation to create a paradigm of holistic human development viewed through the lens of service. (Download longer bio)

KATSUJI IMATA, Founder and Co-Director, CSO Network Japan, Tokyo. CSONJ conducts research, and gathers and disseminates information on CSOs (civil society organizations) that work globally on issues of international cooperation, promoting cooperation among different stakeholders, and engaging the public in global issues. He founded and directed the Japan-U.S. Community Education and Exchange, launching nonprofit internship and fellowship programs for young leaders and nonprofit professionals from Japan and the U.S.

ADAM KAHANE, Global Leadership Initiative, USA. Canadian-born resident of Boston and Cape Town (South Africa). Works as a convener and facilitator of tri-sector, multi-stakeholder groups – local, national, and global. Currently chief designer of the GLI’s learning labs and author of "Solving Tough Problems: An Open Way of Talking, Listening, and Creating New Realities." (Download longer bio)

BERNARD LIETAER, Co-founder & Chairman, ACCESS Foundation, Belgium. Author of "Money and Sustainability — the Missing Link", "Of Human Wealth" and "The Future of Money" Bernard is dedicated to sharing with others his wealth of experience with financial systems, currencies and complementary currencies . (Download longer bio)

CHRISTINE LOH, President, Civic Exchange, Hong Kong. Former Member of Parliament who has developed new models for citizen participation and public leadership in diverse communities undergoing rapid change. Author of a book on citizen engagement as well as other innovative civic involvement materials of global relevance. (Download longer bio)

LIANE J. LOUIE-BADUA, Program Officer, Shinnyo-En Foundation, USA. Working with the Shinnyo-En Foundation Liane’s approach to leadership includes a commitment to positive results through support, self-awareness and a deepening of understanding towards new ways of seeing the world. (Download longer bio)

L. HUNTER LOVINS, President and Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions, Inc., USA. Decidated to educate senior decision-makers in business, government and civil society about the principles of sustainability. NCS shows how to restore and further enhance the natural and human capital, while increasing prosperity and quality of life. (Download longer bio)

ARNAUD MAITLAND, International Lecturer and Skillful Means consultant, Holland. Arnaud Maitland brings the ancient teachings of Tibetan Buddhism into the mainstream of contemporary culture and life — both in the personal and professional spheres. Maitland teaches in many countries and settings, helping people discover that they already possess the knowledge to create a meaningful, successful and happy life. (Download longer bio)

HELIO MATTAR, former Chief Executive Officer of GE-Dako S.A, Sao Paolo. Former consultant in strategic planning and general management for Metal Leve, Philips, and Dako do Brasil. Has been involved in several leadership networks including LEAD International, the Global Foundation Leadership Advisory Board of the World Economic Forum and co-founder of ABDL, a Brazilian leadership network.

JULIA MARTON-LEFÈVRE, Rector of the University for Peace, Hungary. Before her position at the University for Peace, Julia was Executive Director of LEAD (Leadership for Environment and Development) International, a programme established by The Rockefeller Foundation to bring together and train mid-career leaders from all parts of the world in improving their leadership skills around the issues of sustainable development. (Download longer bio)

KIMANI NJOGU, linguist and health specialist, Nairobi. For over 20 years, he has worked with the media to bring social change, especially in the areas of health, gender, and environment. He is actively involved in youth leadership in East Africa. Chairs the Kiswahili National Committee and sits on the Board of the Legal Resources Foundation, the International African Institute, and several other leadership organizations. (Download longer bio)

DUMISANI NYONI, Coordinator, Pioneers of Change, Zimbabwe. Coordinator of a global network of young change agents who are developing new models of collaborative, cross-border leadership. He is a Zimbabwean with a deep commitment to empowering youth. Also active in "Taking It Global," a network to promote global awareness and opportunity.

CERI OLIVER-EVANS, Centre for Leadership and Public Values, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Co-director of an innovative, university-based program developed to design and implement cross-border leadership programs. She has designed leadership development programs for emerging leaders of the public, private and non-profit sectors from both South Africa and the United States with the Center's American partner, Duke University. (Download longer bio)

MAHYUDIN OMAR, Director of MKHR Network, Malaysia. Director of a training and management development company, he was formerly the Regional Director of Human Resources for Scott Paper/ Kimberly Clark Corporation and the Head of Human Resource of PROTON, Malaysia’s national car manufacturer. Prior to that, he was Director of the National Productivity Corporation, the training institute of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of the Government of Malaysia.

KHADIJAH ROHANI MOHD YUNUS, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Internationalization, Sultan Idris University, Malaysia. Former Dean of the School of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Prof. Rohani pioneered the field of special education in her country, working in conjunction with United Nations and UNICEF. Her current focus entails linking with universities in the US, Europe and other Asian countries. She is the first and only woman to hold such an esteemed University position in Malaysia.

CLIFF SHAFFRON, Chairman, Quicksilver LTD, Hong Kong. Australian president of an international corporate strategy group that brings leadership innovation into major global companies. A master facilitator and teacher, with extensive multi-cultural experience in helping organizations make superior decisions - with greater ease and in less time.

MAUREEN SILOS, Founder, Caribbean Leadership Institute, Suriname. Organizer of a regional network to develop indigenous models of leadership for "Developing World" communities. Pioneering author of The Myth of Underdevelopment and other books and articles challenging conventional models of economic development.

ALOK SINGH, former Coordinator, Pioneers of Change, London. Leadership trainer and consultant who has developed new models of collaborative, cross-border leadership. Has conducted "learning journeys" in India and the Middle East designed to increase global youth awareness. Currently conducting leadership trainings for the BBC.

GACHI TAPIA, Director, Foundation for Democratic Change, Buenos Aires. Mediator of private and social conflicts in Latin America and a veteran trainer who brings new leadership skills into the public and social sectors. Works extensively facilitating public dialogues to promote a participatory culture for managing public conflicts and building consensus for designing social policies. Has also worked in Eastern Europe and the Balkans as a conflict resolution expert. (Download longer bio)

EVE THOMPSON, former director of the UN’s International Leadership Academy. Spent nine years in Africa working with international organizations in leadership development. Highly experienced in the design of global leadership courses. Directed the Academy toward a mission that included organizing global leadership courses for mid-career professionals from around the world.

WILLIAM URY, Co-Founder, Harvard Program on Negotiation. Internationally renowned writer (Getting to Yes, The Third Side), anthropologist and negotiation trainer who works with leaders to develop "third side" strategies that can defuse conflict and strengthen community. Co-founder of the Program on Negotiation at the Harvard Law School. (Download longer bio)