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Barrett Brown
Barrett C. Brown, Ph.D., specializes in leader development and organizational and systems transformation. For 20 years he has supported individuals and organizations to navigate complex challenges and unlock deep capacities. Barrett has been on the leadership team or advisory board of twelve companies, NGOs, and foundations, and has authored or edited 40+ articles on leadership, sustainability, and market transformation. Barrett’s doctoral studies were in human and organizational systems at Fielding Graduate University and his undergraduate degree is from the University of California - Santa Cruz. He can be reached at barrett.c.brown@gmail.com.
Barrett C. Brown, PhD, is a specialist in leader development and organizational transformation. For nearly two decades he has supported individuals and teams to advance through complex challenges and unlock their deeper capacities. He brings an international perspective, having lived in the USA, the Netherlands, Brazil, and Ecuador, worked in 12 countries, and traveled in over 30.
Barrett has designed and facilitated 100+ leader development programs for executives and managers from multinationals, high-growth companies, and international institutions. These range from master classes, innovation labs, and large-scale conferences to corporate universities and multi-year executive education programs. He has personally trained 500+ leaders from over 30 countries, and has logged 1400+ hours mentoring senior executives and managers.
Barrett has created and delivered programs for executives from Nike, Unilever, Nestlé, Mars, Cargill, ADM, and Sara Lee, as well as for leaders from government and civil society organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank, US Environmental Protection Agency, World Wildlife Fund, Oxfam, and the Asian Social Institute. He co-designed and currently facilitates an executive education program at Nyenrode Business Universiteit in The Netherlands, and has served as adjunct faculty or guest lecturer at seven other universities, including the Blekinge Institute of Technology (Sweden) and John F. Kennedy University (USA). He is often asked to speak, and has presented at myriad events and conferences, including to CEOs and government ministers as well as to audiences of 800+.
In addition to developing leaders and serving as a trusted advisor, Barrett works on complex change issues related to organizational and systems transformation. For the Sustainable Trade Initiative, he co-led development and implementation of the learning strategy for a €30M investment in eight global agro-commodity supply chains. He also co-designed a €14M cocoa sector development program that is rolling out in five countries in West Africa and Asia. He has architected and delivered organizational development and change initiatives for companies up to $250M in annual revenue in financial services, marketing, logistics, and manufacturing. Barrett has also led the annual strategic alignment process and the development of a long-term vision for two high-growth US companies and a Dutch foundation.
Barrett’s undergraduate studies are in Mechanical Engineering and English Literature through the University of California at Santa Cruz. His Ph.D. and Master’s degrees are in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University. Barrett’s recent doctoral research explored how leaders with highly complex worldviews engage in change initiatives.
Regarding Integral, Barrett has spent the last decade working to articulate an integral approach to leadership for corporate sustainability and sustainable development. He currently serves as Executive Director of the Integral Sustainability Center. He is also a mentor for Core Integral and an advisory board member for Kosmos Journal, IntegralCity.com, and the Shift Foundation. His research on leaders with late-stage action logics, and blog on integral topics, can be found at www.integralthinkers.com.
