S. Aqeel Tirmizi, PhD, has over twenty-five years of experience in management teaching, training, consulting, and research in international settings. He is a Professor of Leadership and Management in the Graduate School of Leadership and Change at Antioch University. He also holds a visiting faculty position at the School for International Training. His work extensively deals with leadership development, cross-cultural management, change management, and leading social innovation. Aqeel holds a PhD in Management from the State University of New York – Binghamton. Throughout his professional career, Aqeel has undertaken a variety of training and consulting assignments for national and international organizations in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors. These assignments included work with the Ford Foundation, ChildFund International, Oxfam America, CARE USA, Women for Women International, Canadian International Development Agency, Heifer International, Eisenhower Fellows Program, BRAC, and The World Bank. His advisory and consulting work for the Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program included assignments with a number of partners in Mexico, The Netherlands, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Aqeel’s research focuses on leadership, cross-cultural management, and social innovation. He has presented his work in several major international conferences in Asia, Europe, and North America. He is dedicated to mission-driven and result-oriented work across multiple sectors. He has in-depth expertise in adult learning and training and is certified in human systems development. In recognition of his contributions, Aqeel was selected in the 2013 CSC Leaders program under the auspices of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences.
John D. Vogelsang, PhD, has been consulting since 1979 in the areas of organizational and social change, conflict transformat