Martin Kalungu-Banda, Research Affiliate
Martin has worked at senior levels in business, government and international development, specialising in leadership and organisation development. He is co-faculty of the Presencing Institute, Visiting Fellow of University of Oxford Said Business School and Research Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Martin Chairs the Selection Committee for His Royal Higheness Duke of Ednibhurg’s Commonwealth Study Conference for Leaders. He has led the design and facilitation of leadership development programs for leaders in healthcare, agriculture education and finance sectors. Over the years, Martin has facilitated leadership programs for the World Bank and United Nations. He co-designed and co-facilitates the inaugural SDG Leadership Lab for the United Nations. Through the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Martin coaches government Ministers and Chiefs of Staff to Heads of State. Between March 2005 and May 2008, he served as Special Consultant to the President of Zambia with the mandate to re-establish the position of Chief of Staff in the Presidency. Martin is the author of the bestseller Leading Like Madiba: Leadership Lessons from Nelson Mandela (2006). Other books he has aurthored are: It’s How We End That Matters: Leadership Lessons from an African President (2009); and Driftology: How to Access Life’s Greatest Opportunities by flying on the wings of others (2015).