Hello,

This is Kambiz (named after an ancient Persian King - no relation). From childhood, I have been taught that “the World is but one country and mankind its citizens” — my first lesson in seeing the big picture. This has led me to live, visit and work all over world [in five continents]. Being exposed to diverse cultures, I consider myself a global citizen and a systems thinker.

My work-life has been varied too – first educated and worked as an engineer, then moved to academia where I have held diverse roles as senior academic leader, professor, author, speaker, executive educator, and consultant. My books on systems thinking and complexity represent my latter work and passion. They are known internationally and have been used at universities, government agencies and corporations around the World.

  Dr. Maani’s academic and consulting career spans over 40 years in the USA, Asia, Australasia, and South America. He has held academic positions at a number of leading universities including MIT, Boston University, London Business School and Aalto (formerly, Helsinki School of Economics). Professor Maani is an acknowledged international expert on systemic approaches to organizations and leadership. He is an author and invited speaker on a wide range of topics including Systems Thinking, Complexity, Society and Leadership. Kambiz's work has been inspired by his MIT colleague and collaborator Dr Peter Senge — the best selling author of the seminal book The Fifth Discipline.

Kambiz was the Founding Chair of Systems Thinking and Practice at The University of Queensland, Australia. Prior to that, he established and chaired the Management Science and Information Systems Department at the University of Auckland Business School where he also founded the Business School Division at Tamaki. His most recent leadership role was Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Massey University Business School.   

THOMAS JEFFERSON