The Institute of One World Leadership® also registered as The World's Leadership Institute® is the World's only professional membership organisation which validates and certifies the potential positive impact of aspiring, novice and
experienced leaders.
The Institute is committed to expanding the adoption of Positive Value Leadership™ to develop Leaders who are an exemplar to society and a catalyst for the adoption of social change for the benefit of all humanity.
Our Leadership - creating the Humane Race
The Institute is chaired by Founder and Executive Chairman Noel Ferguson. It's guided by a non-voting International Advisory Council (IAC), exceptional individuals who act as guardians of the Institute's mission and values, and oversee the Institute's work in promoting Positive Value Leadership™ and the pursuit of One World Leadership™ throughout and across the world.
The Advisory Council comprises outstanding leaders from business, academia and civil society. In their work on the Council, members do not represent any personal or professional interests. To reflect the Council's multi-stakeholder status, its membership is divided between representatives of the business community, leaders from international organizations and civil society.
International Academic Contributors & Advisory Council Members
Members suffixed with an asterisk* indicate a retired emeritus role
| Member | Specialism | Role | Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Vita Akstinaite | Global Leadership & Strategy | Professor, and Head of Global Leadership & Executive Rhetoric | ISM University of Management and Economics | Lithuania |
| Dr Amal Abdellatif | Gender Equitability & Inclusion | Lecturer | Northumbria University | United Kingdom |
| Dr Taha Al-Mahbashi | Business Managment | Professor | Lebanese International University | Yemen |
| Dr Murad Al-Nashmi | Management | Professor | University of Science and Technology | Yemen |
| Dr Muzaffar Asad | Entrepreneurship | Professor | University of Bahrain | Bahrain |
| Dr Karen Blakeley | Compassionate Leadership | Independent (prev. Programme leader, BA Business Management) | University of Winchester | United Kingdom |
| Dr Pierre-Jean Bordahandy | International Law | Professor | The University of the South Pacific | Vanuatu |
| Dr Ximena Fernández Delucchi | Research and Diagnostic Methods in Education | Professor and Academic Director | Universidad ORT Uruguay | Uruguay |
| Dr Rut Diamint | International Relations | Professor of Political Science | Torcuato Di Tella University | Argentina |
| Dr Henri-Count Evans | Culture, Communication and Media Studies; Digital Transformation | Lecturer | University of Eswatini | Eswatini |
| Dr Rachel George | Political Sciences | Research Fellow | Overseas Development Institute | United States |
| Prof Dr Christoph Hartmann | Business & Management | Professor | ISEC - Institut Supérieur de l'Economie | Luxembourg |
| Dr Kiran Hassan | International Relations | Research Fellow | University of London | United Kingdom |
| Dr Victoria Ann Hasson | Parliamentary Practice | Parliamentary Advisor | Westminster Foundation for Democracy | Netherlands |
| Dr Fahimeh Jabbari | Entrepreneurship | Professor & Director, College of Business | Qazvin Islamic Azad University | Iran |
| Dr Felix Kanungwe Kalaba | Environment & Development | Professor | Copperbelt University | Zambia |
| Dr Päivi Karhu | Organisational Ambidexterity | Management & Marketing Lecturer | Kajaani University of Applied Sciences | Finland |
| Dr Shad Ahmad Khan | Business Administration & Sustainability | Professor | University of Buraimi | Oman |
| Dr Oleg Konovalov | Visionary Leadership | Independent Author - The Vision Code; Leaderology | Thinkers50 Radar | United Kingdom |
| Dr Monika Nadova Kroslakova | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Associate Professor & Founder of the Family Business Centre; Co-founder IBERA-International top leaders and researchers network | University of Economics in Bratislava | Slovakia |
| Dr Sunil Lohani | Renewable and Sustainable Energy | Professor | Kathmandu University | Nepal |
| Dr Aurora Martin | Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Professor & Vice President | Pontifical Oriental Institute, (& International Institute for Human Security; Bucharest, Romania) | Vatican City |
| Tony Matchaba-Hove DCom | Business Management | Head of Department | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa |
| Dr Pippa Malmgren | International Relations Political Economy | Independent Author - 2018 Business Book of the Year 'The Leadership Lab' | Inspiring 50 Top 100 Women in Tech | United Kingdom |
| Dr Margarita Mayo | Authentic Leadership | Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Leadership Author - 2019 International Business Book of the Year Yours Truly - Staying Authentic in Leadership and Life | IE Business School | Spain |
| Prof Senida Mesi | Political Science & Macroeconomics for a Sustainable Planet | Former Deputy Prime Minister and MP Albania | Chair and Funder of Albanian Sustainable Development subcommittee | Albania |
| Dr Inga Minelgaite | HRM & Social Science | Professor | Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland) | Iceland |
| Dr Mohamed Ndiaye | Economics & Policy Analysis | Professor | Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD) | Senegal |
| Anya Neistat JD | Human Rights, and Corporate Crime | Legal Director (prev Senior Director for Research - Amnesty International) | Clooney Foundation for Justice | France |
| Dr Sixte Vigny Nimuraba | Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution | Lecturer | Université du Burundi | Burundi |
| Dr Krisztina Némethy | Future of Work, AI, Sustainable Humanity | Lecturer | International Business School | Hungary |
| Dr Francis Rakotsoane | Philosophy & Ethics | Professor | University of Eswatini | Lesotho |
| Dr Andrea Reid | Marketing & Management | Programme Director | Ulster University | United Kingdom |
| Dr Jacinthe Rihan | Sociology, Sustainable & Organisational Development | Professor | Ain Shams University | Egypt |
| Laura Round MSc* | International Relations | Director of Communications (prev Special Adviser to UK Minister for Women and Equalities) | The Sustainable Markets Initiative | United Kingdom |
| Professor Michele Russell | Educational Leadership | Joint Director of Education - UCL Head of Learning (Provost) of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom National Leadership Centre - Service Academies Board - Cabinet Office, UK. Visiting Professor of Clinical Education, Newcastle University and New York University (NYU) | University College London | United Kingdom |
| Prof Dr Roselina Ahmad Saufi | Business & Management | Dean of Malaysian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship and Business | Universiti Malaysia Kelantan | Malaysia |
| Dr Heïdi Sevestre | Glaciology and Climate | Glaciologist, Project Coordinator & Consultant in Science Policy and Science Communication | AMAP - The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme | France |
| Dr Ahmed Shahid | Human Rights & International Law | Professor and Dean of Research | Villa College | Maldives |
| Dr Katrin Stefan | Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management | Head of Master Program "Global Business Development" | Kempten University of Applied Sciences | Germany |
| Prof Dr Beata Stępień | International Management | Head of Department | Poznan University of Economics | Poland |
| Dr Francis Tembo | Geology & Earth Sciences | Executive Director | Zambian Institute of Earth Sciences and Resource Technology | Zambia |
| Dr Juliette Thiolas | Geopolitics and International Perspectives | Professor | INSEEC Business School - Bordeaux | France |
| Prof Darko Tipurić | Business & Management | Professor and Head of Department of Organisation &Management | University of Zagreb | Croatia |
| Dr Mauricio Umana | Business Competitiveness, Sustainability and Strategic CSR | Professor | Universidad Católica de El Salvador | El Salvador |
Leaders have the potential to change the world from humble beginnings, whether in a work environment, private or public sector; in social, voluntary or community circles; political or governmental spheres.
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