John Kania
Executive Director at Collective Change Lab, Inc.
- Role
- Executive Director at Collective Change Lab
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Kania
John is a visionary social sector leader with a passion for inspiring and empowering others to create transformational change. Over the last 30 years he has been a practitioner, researcher, writer, teacher, and speaker on how organizations and people can achieve change together. John is currently the Executive Director of the Collective Change Lab, a nonprofit that innovates with approaches to radical collaboration that support human development and social and environmental progress. Prior to founding the Collective Change Lab, John was an Executive-in-Residence at venture philanthropy New Profit, where he co-led the launch of a systems change practice. From 2001 to 2018, John built and ran FSG, a social sector consulting firm and think tank. As Board member and Global Managing Director at FSG, John focused on inspiring FSG’s Leadership Team, consultants, and operations staff to achieve excellence in their work, leading strategic initiatives incorporating equity and systems thinking into FSG\'s culture and strategic perspective. John is a co-author of the ground-breaking Stanford Social Innovation Review articles \"Collective Impact,\"(most read SSIR article ever) “The Dawn of System Leadership,\" and \"The Relational Work of Systems Change.\" He is also co-author of “The Water of Systems Change,\" which is being used by practitioners around the world to bring clarity to how social change happens. John continues to serve on the FSG Board of Directors. He is also on the board of Catalyst Now, Third Sector Capital Partners, and the Center for Action and Contemplation.
Experience
Executive Director
Sep 2020 — Present · Boston, MA, US
The Collective Change Lab is a nonprofit think tank and coaching organization focused on advancing transformational systems change practices across the globe. For more, visit
Education
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing/Marketing Management, General
1987 — 1989
Dartmouth College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General
1979 — 1983
Skills
- Organizational Development
- Business Strategy
- Nonprofits
- Business Planning
- Strategic Planning
- Strategy
- International Development
- Management Consulting
- Strategic Consulting
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial Modeling
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Program Management
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Philanthropy
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