Sean Esbjörn-Hargens

Editorial Board Member, Integration Journal

Dr. Sean Esbjörn-Hargens got his PhD in Humanities focused on Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness, from the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is a recognized global leader in the application of integrative thinking and research methodologies in both academic and organizational contexts. His work is characterized by big picture approaches that integrate dozens of disciplines from the hard sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. In 2004, Sean founded and served for nine years as executive editor of the Journal of Integral Theory and Practice. Between 2006 and 2011 he created and served as chair of a number of new graduate masters and certificate programs at several universities including John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) and Fielding Graduate University. Sean is the founding editor of the SUNY series in Integral Theory. Sean has published two dozen articles and book chapters. He has also authored or edited eight books including: Integral Ecology (co-authored with Michael E. Zimmerman), Metatheory for the Twenty-first Century (co-edited with Roy Bhaskar et al), and Dancing with Sophia (co-edited with Michael Schwartz). He is currently co-editing two anthologies on integrative metatheory for Routledge. Sean has made significant contributions to the fields of integral research, integral ecology, integral business, integral education, and integral philosophy. In 2011, he created MetaIntegral, a leadership and consulting company that works with a variety of mainstream and progressive mission-driven companies to measure four types of social impact. In 2018 he founded the multi-disciplinary Institute of Exo Studies through which he is joining others to help make sense of anomalous and extraordinary experiences of our multiverse in all its complexity and mystery.