Mikael Meir runs a leadership consultancy which designs and facilitates programs on leadership, team and organizational transformation to help executives and entrepreneurs make powerful changes in their lives, their organizations, and the world. He is also a part-time Instructor at York University’s Schulich School of Business teaching Ethics and Finance to MBA students, and is a keynote speaker on Transformation, Conscious Leadership and Team Effectiveness.

In his visit to Google Cambridge, Mikael shared his personal story of transformational leadership rooted in his own harrowing journey. From a 38-year-old self-made venture capitalist and CEO running a billion-dollar hedge fund, Mikael plunged to personal rock bottom marked by excruciating demoralization, emotional and professional bankruptcy and a 2-year prison sentence. He then journeyed through a decade-long, painstaking personal transformation rooted in a practice of service, trust and humility and chose to devote his life to being a steward for leadership change – an advisor to leaders, an ethics professor and keynote speaker on transformation. Mikael shares his view of the 3 dark forces that rule much of the world, and the 3 powerful antidotes he’s uncovered through his experience.