Dr. Lara Liboni

Biography

Lara Liboni is an Associate Professor at Ivey Business School, Western University, Canada, specializing in Sustainability and Strategy. Her expertise lies in strategy and sustainability, with a focus on collaborations that influence strategic approaches to systems change. Lara co-founded the Centre for Innovation, Systems, and Sustainability (CISS) and has an extensive background in researching systems thinking and change. She has published numerous articles in leading journals in her field and is the author of a book titled "Systems Thinking in Systems Theory Management." Lara is committed to integrating systems thinking into sustainability management education, aiming to cultivate responsible leaders. Additionally, she has extensively researched Brazil's agri-food sector, with her findings featured in highly cited journals. Over the years, Lara has worked to enhance management research in Latin America, serving as the executive editor of the Latin American Journal of Management and Sustainable Development and co-founding the Latin American Society for Systems and Sustainability. With seven years of experience working with indigenous communities in the Amazon, she investigates biodiversity in the supply chain. An ongoing project with Brazilian nut producers, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Brazilian government, exemplifies her dedication to fostering meaningful collaborations rooted in mutual respect and honoring Indigenous traditions, wisdom, and cosmology. Lara has led sustainability projects and has worked as a consultant for various organizations, including PwC, UNICA, and UNCTAD. Her well-established academic career, combined with her consultancy background and entrepreneurial trajectory, has helped her foster important connections between research and practice in strategic sectors such as information technology and agri-food.

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