About Alan Bostakian, PhD
Dr. Alan Bostakian is a globally recognized expert in Change Leadership and the Director of Profession at the Global Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP). He has held senior consulting roles with the Government of Ontario, the City of Toronto, and two of Canada’s largest banks. Dr. Bostakian holds a Doctorate degree in Management, both Certified and Master level Change Management Professional designations (CCMP and MCMP), and advanced certifications from leading institutions, including Harvard (Strategy Execution for Public Leadership, and Crisis Management), MIT (Change Leadership), Stanford (Project Management Mastery), Johns Hopkins (Executive Data Science), Cambridge (Supply Chain Management), and the United Nations (Risk-informed Governance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience). In 2024, he published his book, Change Excellence Officer. Alan has contributed to the development of multiple national first 100-day plans following crises and regime transitions, and has shared his knowledge in change management, crisis management, and reconstruction widely by speaking at international conferences and appearing as a guest commentator on the BBC and other channels.
