John Renesch has spent almost half a century as a businessman/entrepreneur, having started and managed a variety of enterprises in the fields of real estate, securities, advertising and entertainment. Since 1986, he has been working in the field of social and organizational transformation, having published 14 books and hundreds of articles. As a mentor, futurist, writer and advisor, he has been writing and speaking about Conscious Leadership for over twenty years. He co-founded the International Spirit at Work Award in 2002, is a member of the practitioner faculty for the Center for Leadership Studies, member of the International Editorial Board of The Journal of Values-Based Leadership, past member and project advisor of the World Future Society, current member and Inaugural Board Chair of the Shaping Tomorrow’s Foresight Network.
Warren Bennis, long-standing international leadership expert calls John “a wise elder who shines with wisdom.” Stanford School of Business Professor Emeritus Michael Ray says John “is a beacon lighting the way for a new paradigm.” The Futurist magazine calls John a “business visionary.”
John has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, The Nikkei Financial Times, Business Week, public radio’s “Marketplace,” CNBC-TV’s Ron Insana on “Management Today Show,” Business Talk Radio , National Public Radio , Forbes (both Brazil and U.S.), Chief Executive and Industry Week magazines on the subject of consciousness and business.