Steven Bowman

Steven Bowman is dedicated to helping organizations and individual leaders reach a higher level of consciousness, and to empower CEOs, leadership teams, board members and staff achieve greater ease and joy in their work and lives.

Acknowledged as a pioneer in the field of Conscious Governance, Steven Bowman has transformed the prevailing understanding of the meaning of governance.

In the early 2000s, Steven and his partner Chutisa began a successful Governance and Board advisory practice that quickly spread throughout the world. During this time Steven realized that there was potential in the business arena for the establishment of a new conscious business/conscious leadership paradigm, one which encompassed a fundamental principle that moved beyond the traditional business paradigm of profit making and ROI.

He began to envision a conscious governance philosophy based upon the premise that governance is about the choices that people make and not just about compliance, policy and procedures. He introduced the notion that conscious, unconscious, and anticonscious choices form the framework of conscious governance.

Steven Bowman is a director and cofounder of LifeMastery and the Conscious Governance online resources, based in Melbourne, Australia. He is sought after by businesses around the world as an expert adviser on conscious leadership, strategic innovation, and awakening the power of consciousness within organizations.

Steven's Key Career Accomplishments Include . . .

Steven is one of Australia’s leading governance and senior executive team specialists, having previously held positions as national executive director of the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance, CEO of the Finance and Treasury Association, general manager of ExpoHire (Australia) Pty Ltd, assistant director of the Australian Society of CPAs, and director of the American College of Health Care Administrators. He is a past president of the Australian Society of Association Executives and has held numerous other board positions. Steve has authored and coauthored over fourteen books on governance and executive leadership.

He was the founder and associate program director of the certificate and advanced certificate in association management at Monash-Mt Eliza Business School for eleven years. He and his partner, Chutisa, currently consult with over one thousand Non Profit and corporate organizations each year in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Fellow of the Corporate Law and Accountability Research Group, Monash University.

Trained in both organizational management and as a behavioral scientist, Steve received his undergraduate degree in applied science, speech pathology, from La Trobe University, where he also completed a post-graduate degree in communication disorders. He completed his master’s degree from George Washington University, Washington DC, in speech pathology, where he also completed a master’s degree in association management. He also earned a certificate in association management and an advanced certificate in association management at the Monash-Mt. Eliza Business School.

Steve is a warm and engaging conference keynote speaker and dynamic workshop/seminar facilitator. He brings thirty years of hands-on experience and delivers it in a down-to-earth style that speaks to everyone throughout an organization. He leaves his audiences inspired, with practical leadership tools and tips that they can apply at work, at home, and in their communities.