Max Schupbach, Ph.D. co-founded the Deep Democracy Institute, a think tank, learning hub and consulting group working in diverse settings in North and East Africa, North America, Europe, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Ukraine and Russia. He co-founded the Deep Democracy movement since the 80ies, and works with diverse groups, including Global 500 companies in the US, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Russia, universities, large and small NGOs, religious communities of diverse denominations, social activist groups, indigenous communities in Australia and Canada, and several governments, consulting and facilitating their national branches up to the minister level, as well as regional branches and metropolitan governments. Born and raised in Switzerland, he now lives with his partner Ellen on the Oregon Coast in the USA, when they don’t travel for their work. He enjoys diverse sports and the outdoors.