Mark is the father of Francesca (9), Christopher (8), Cassandra (6) and Nicholas (4) and husband to Yolanda who keeps him robustly grounded on a daily basis. Born in the west country of England and the son of a british naval officer and former helicopter test pilot, his time as an undergraduate at Oxford instilled in him a sense of being able to do anything and be anybody, anywhere. Twenty years of business and service to society in South Africa taught him what a powerful force for change business can be and how to enjoy turmoil and change. He has been held up at gunpoint, swum with whales, surfed with Great White sharks and now lives in a forest at the end of a dirt road on top of a hill in Belgium. He always seems to end up leading things and doesn’t really understand why or how that happens.

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Mark DREWELL

Chief Exécutive

GRLI Foundation | Belgium

Tel: +32 2 629 0810 | E-mail: mark.drewell@grli.org

Mark is the father of Francesca (9), Christopher (8), Cassandra (6) and Nicholas (4) and husband to Yolanda who keeps him robustly grounded on a daily basis. Born in the west country of England and the son of a british naval officer and former helicopter test pilot, his time as an undergraduate at Oxford instilled in him a sense of being able to do anything and be anybody, anywhere. Twenty years of business and service to society in South Africa taught him what a powerful force for change business can be and how to enjoy turmoil and change. He has been held up at gunpoint, swum with whales, surfed with Great White sharks and now lives in a forest at the end of a dirt road on top of a hill in Belgium .He always seems to end up leading things and doesn’t really understand why or how that happens.

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Mark DREWELL

Chief Exécutive

GRLI Foundation | Belgium

Tel: +32 2 629 0810 | E-mail: mark.drewell@grli.org

Mark is the father of Francesca (9), Christopher (8), Cassandra (6) and Nicholas (4) and husband to Yolanda who keeps him robustly grounded on a daily basis. Born in the west country of England and the son of a british naval officer and former helicopter test pilot, his time as an undergraduate at Oxford instilled in him a sense of being able to do anything and be anybody, anywhere. Twenty years of business and service to society in South Africa taught him what a powerful force for change business can be and how to enjoy turmoil and change. He has been held up at gunpoint, swum with whales, surfed with Great White sharks and now lives in a forest at the end of a dirt road on top of a hill in Belgium .He always seems to end up leading things and doesn’t really understand why or how that happens.

Tavis is a strong believer in the giving back to society in many forms. Born in Guyana, a U.S. citizen now living in the Netherlands, he recognises that he knows nothing and he is always seeking knowledge, experience and wisdom. Tavis’s formative years were in legal studies and he possesses two Masters and Doctorate in Education. He has worked in the Favelas in Rio de Janeiro, the townships of Cape Town and the villages of Mount Kilimanjaro. While his main interests include globalization and educational externalization and isomorphism, regionalization, South South transfer and education development, as well as the scope, nature, and implications educational harmonization among regional institutions, his passion is that of lifelong learning in any field. Given these diverse arrays of experiences, Tavis joined GRLI in 2009.

Martine has joined GRLI at its launch in 2004 after moving back from China to Europe. With a Masters Degree in Asian Studies and conference interpreting, speaking seven languages, her professional as well as personal experiences were always framed in a crosscultural context, specifically in Spain, Belgium, China and India, e.g. working as PR at a Chinese market entry consultancy firm and with refugees in Belgium. She is continuously exploring contemporary artistic expressions, visual as well as written. Five Chinese novels' translations of her hand are published in The Netherlands.

Eline was born in Mons, Belgium. During her formative years she studied economics and foreign languages. At the age of 21 she received her Bachelor Degree in Social Communication from the Haute Ecole Groupe ICHEC–St Louis–ISFSC in Brussels. Prior to joining GRLI, she held several intern positions including assistant to the press relations representative at the National Theater of Brussels; a journalistic internship at the web magazine Fashionfact; and as an event manager at L’Obrecheuil Traiteur. Immediately after college, Eline worked as an assistant manager in textile industry and as a press relations representative at Undivided Entertainment. Through the GRLI, she hopes to discover the possibility of making a difference and believes that this is just the beginning.

Hannah is a junior at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where she is currently perusing her BA in business administration and entrepreneurship. Originally from Pågo Bay, Guam, she has traveled to many places around the world. Following her first year at Babson College she became the sole proprietor of a small business on Guam selling personalized USB technology. She has gone on to fill other leadership roles at Babson College and currently serves as one of 7 members of the Class of 2012 Steering Committee. She is also an active member of the Babson volleyball team. One of her main goals in life is to pursue a business career in which she can make a difference in the world.

Anders was raised in an international environment his father was a Swedish MP and Minister of Social Welfare, Health Care and Labour. He went abroad at age 18 to receive a US high school diploma. He thereafter got his master and doctorate degrees at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). He has served as President and Dean of the Swedish Institute of Management and Dean of the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School in Belgium. Anders has been a Senior Vice President and member of the Executive Board of SIAB. He has served as Chairman to the Swedish Fine Art Print Center and Board Member to the Save the Children Alliance. He has throughout his career been deeply engaged in issues of human development, social justice and economic and environmental sustainability with an explicit international outlook. He is currently an Advisory Professor at Tongji University in Shanghai, affiliated professor at CENTRUM Catolica in Lima, Peru, and Senior Adviser to EFMD.

John is an executive coach, consultant, author, lecturer, and former President and CEO of the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) from 1997-2007. John currently serves on the faculty of the Elon University School of Law in Greensboro, NC (USA), and is co-founder and principal of Leadership Horizons, Inc., an executive coaching and consulting firm. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing (1979). His interest in global sustainability and the environment is longstanding; he co-authored a book, “Ribbon of Sand” (2000), about the ecology and human history of North Carolina’s unique system of barrier islands. He continues his interest in the intersection of leadership and sustainability by serving as a special advisor to the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI). He is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has served on several boards and commissions in the U.S.

Nick has a background in social change and human relations, psychology and graduate studies in education. From being a director in public and civil society organisations, Nick co-founded The Oasis School of Human Relations in 1993, a radical experiment in emergent forms of organisation, focused on integrating the theory, practice and experience of 'whole person learning' with individuals, teams, communities and organisations. Nick is consultant for a number of whole organisation deep culture change initiatives, offers 1-1 executive development to CEOs, social entrepreneurs and change agents, and designs processes to develop authentic leadership and engaged inquiry. His most recent publication is entitled 'A Guide to Authentic Collaboration' and focuses on developing relationships fit for the 21st century. He is committed to human scale processes that raise consciousness and value freedom, integrity and deepen our shared humanity. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a member of the St. Georges House Leadership Dialogue, a UK initiative engaging influential leaders in developing responsible practice and fulfilled the facilitator role for the General Assemblies of the GRLI for a number of years.