Lara Liboni

Lara Liboni is Associate Professor at Ivey Business School, Western University, Canada, with a fellowship research position at the Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science (BCSSS), Austria. Her expertise centers on strategy and sustainability, particularly on how collaborative systemic change can shape strategy toward innovation and sustainability. Dr. Liboni has published cutting-edge research in several highly cited journals and conferences. She has been working to integrate systems thinking and sustainability in management education to develop responsible leaders. Dr. Liboni is the author of Systems Thinking and Systems Theory for Management. She has supervised several PhD theses and has designed and coordinated numerous academic and executive programs. Previously, Dr. Liboni was a consultant to several firms and organizations, including PwC, UNICA (Brazilian Sugarcane Industry and Bioenergy Association), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). She has also worked with nonprofit organizations, such as Carolinian Canada, PICE Entrepreneurship, and Lar de Eurípedes Foundation. With a consolidated academic career and a consultancy background, Dr. Liboni has sat on different private board councils, developing important bonds between research and practice in strategic sectors, such as IT and agri-food. She has coordinated several cross-sector projects to promote systemic change and innovative strategies toward sustainability. Dr. Liboni earned a PhD in business administration and management from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. She can be reached at lliboni@ivey.ca.