James Marlatt

James Marlatt PhD, MBA, P.Eng. is an Institute for Social Innovation Fellow at Fielding Graduate University and is a certified executive coach and leadership and organizational development consultant. Jim studied Transformative Phenomenology with David Rehorick and Valerie Malhotra Bentz and is an applied social phenomenologist and adjunct professor at the University of the Virgin Islands. His publications include the edited volumes Deathworlds to Lifeworlds: Collaboration With Strangers for Individual, Social and Ecological Transformation, and the Handbook of Transformative Phenomenology, both with Valerie Malhotra Bentz. Jim is also a professional geological engineer, with a lengthy career in the mineral resource industry, including applied natural science research with T. Kurt Kyser. He acts as an occasional international education and training consultant to a United Nations affiliate on matters related to global energy supply. He lives on Vancouver Island with his wife Margaret and is the proud father of twin daughters.