People

Dr. Ehssan Sakhaee is a leadership educator and trainer, inventor, cartoonist, and writer. For over a decade he has taught, trained, and worked with thousands of professionals in Global Fortune 500 companies and some of the world’s leading universities in the areas of leadership, wellbeing, innovation, and sustainability. His mission is to amplify the human skills necessary to navigate a rapidly changing world, and a new model of leadership that supports the sustainable wellbeing of individuals and teams. In 2020, Dr. Sakhaee developed the Awareness Acceptance Understanding Leadership Framework (AAUL) – an integration of Dr. Sakhaee’s research and experiences into a framework encompassing the paradigms of personal growth, development and leadership. The AAUL framework forms the foundations of IMA’s content today.

John Gaskell is a chartered electrical engineer and had a forty-five year career in the electrical power industry before he took up the role of Director of the Electrical and Information Engineering Foundation in 2010. He was nominated by Engineers Australia among Australia’s most influential engineers in 2009 and 2010. John served as the President and CEO of ABB Australia between 2002 – 2010, President, Energy Business, Rolls-Royce 2000 – 2002.

Margaret Meloni, MBA, Ph.D. holds a doctorate in Buddhist Studies, and enjoys employing this to help leaders draw upon their compassionate side. She has run workshops and courses at several universities including UCLA Extension and UC Irvine and teaches in the area of leadership to project managers and leaders. Margaret is author of several books including ‘Sitting with Death: Buddhist Insights to Help You Face Your Fears and Live a Peaceful Life”.

Kevin B. Lowe is Professor in Leadership in the Business School at the University of Sydney. A recognized leader in the field of leadership, Kevin is on ten editorial boards including The Leadership Quarterly (Associate Editor), Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Leadership, Journal of World Business, and Group and Organization Management.

National Sustainability Manager, Lend Lease

Ann has worked with the Lendlease group since 1992 in a variety of sustainability, project and people management roles, including CEO of the Lend Lease Foundation and General Manager of Organisational Development for Bovis Lend Lease.
She has worked in sustainability since 2004 when she established Lend Lease’s first suite of sustainability metrics, guided by the Global Reporting Initiative framework before heading up sustainability for Lendlease Building for over a decade. Recently she held the dual role of National Sustainability Manager for Lendlease Building Australia and Head of Sustainability Engagement for Lendlease Group globally, responsible for establishing a culture that supports a consistent approach to sustainability excellence in all aspects of the Lendlease business. In July 2021 Ann was appointed Head of Sustainability, Australia responsible for leading the development and implementation of the sustainability strategy for all Lendlease businesses in the region.
In her thirty year career in the sector, Ann was chair of the award winning Miller’s Point Youth and Employment Partnership, was the 2003 National Association of Women in Construction NSW Vision Award winner, the 2005 National Crystal Vision Award runner up and the 2011 Contribution to Sustainability winner. She is on the board of the Construction Industry Culture Taskforce and the Leadership Group for MECLA (Materials & Embodied Carbon Leader’s Alliance).
She has degrees in Architecture (Hons 1) from the University of Sydney and an executive MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management (University of NSW).