Omar Khan is arguably one of the most global consultants and speakers in the world. Born in Egypt, the son of Pakistani diplomats, Omar has lived in Germany, the US, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, England, Japan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Dubai and Singapore. Omar studied at University College Oxford, and also wrote a thesis on Moral Responsibility and Kant's Noumenal Self. While there, he helped run the Oxford Crisis Counseling Center, Nightline, before proceeding to Stanford Law School.
Omar was one of the pioneers of Neuro-linguistic programming, and was trained by some of its early innovators. He has been a leading innovator in transformational learning in the US and throughout the world.
Omar is the founder and senior partner of Sensei International, a global leadership development and consulting firm that operates in the Americas, the UK, Asia Pacific(Singapore), the Middle East (Dubai) and South Asia (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka). Omar oversees the firm from his home in New York City.
Sensei's client list is a veritable treasure trove of leading companies: American Express, 3M, Johnson&Johnnson, Unilever, BusinessWeek, Maersk, Singapore Airlines, HSBC, ABN Amro, Ritz-Carlton, Raffles Hotels, Microsoft, the American Payroll Association, Motorola, HP, Dupont, FMC, The Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Catholic Church, among others.
Omar was, for many years, partners with the Sri Lanka Anti Narcotics Association, a UN-approved charity that used Sensei's methodologies and processes for grassroots workshops aimed at elevating self-esteem and tackling drug usage.
Omar and Sensei also worked for years with the Foundation for Community Encouragement (FCE), founded by best-selling author M. Scott Peck (author of The Road Less Traveled), with whom Omar collaborated and partnered in the years prior to the author's death. A book based on that collaboration is forthcoming.
Sensei has also had a strategic alliance with the tompeters company! Uber-guru Tom Peters has said of Omar: "A pleasure to work with someone with such an amazing mind."
Omar was rated an All Star by the Young President's Organization (their highest rating), has been a keynote for annual conferences of BusinessWeek's CEO Forum, sharing the stage with former President Bush, former Prime Minister Major (UK), former Australian PM Bob Hawke, WTO Chairman Supachai, global CEOs and many more. The organizer of the CEO Forum has said "Omar is one of the most amazing speakers I have dealt with in my over 17 years of organizing events."
Omar's books include Synergy, acknowledged by one eminent reviewer as "A blow for civilization." Timeless Leadership is a collection of Omar's articles published at the behest of his global client base and which has had three sold-out publishing runs. His recent book, published by John Wiley was released last year, Liberating Passion: How the World's Best Global Leaders Produce Winning Results. In December, Omar's book for consultants co-authored with best-selling author Alan Weiss is being released, The Global Consultant.
Omar's articles have appeared in Peter Drucker's Leader to Leader, Leadership Excellence Magazine (which in its 2008 rankings, rated Sensei International in the top 20 leadership development firms in the world), The Washington Post, Management Consulting Magazine, Strategy and Leadership, Directors and Boards Magazine, The Conference Board Magazine, and many others.
Omar has specifically worked personally at senior leadership levels with: Unilever, BAT, Svitzer (a subsidiary of Maersk), Powered by Professionals, Sun Microsystems, Shui On Group, FMC, Raffles International, Nestle, DIFC, Sedco, American Express TRS, 3M, among others.
Listen to a wide-ranging dialogue on leadership and emotional engagement between Omar Khan and Anna Farmery, founder of The Engaging Brand.
Listen to an interview with Omar on Landed.fm.
You are a unique human being. I feel privileged to have worked with you. A pleasure to speak to someone with such an amazing mind.
Tom Peters
"Omar Khan understands the leadership continuum and what makes people tick. I have personally experienced Omar's enthusiasm, intellect and expertise regarding leadership and successful organizational change, and have found his sessions and message to be strongly motivational and even invigorating. If you are in need of refreshing insight, or an energy boost, just spend two hours with him. Spending time with his book would be the next best thing."
William R. Schnier, Business Director of 3M Electronic
& Interconnect Solutions Division - Austin, Texas
"Over the past 10 years Omar Khan has influenced men and woman around the world with his hands-on engaging coaching and sessions. He is a leader of leaders. His comprehension and knowledge of global issues allows him to cross cultures and boundaries as no one else. He is indeed a man for all seasons."
Omar Al Askari - Chairman of UTS and Past President
of The Young President's Organization Worldwide
"I have worked intensively with Omar Khan for the past year since 9/11 to design a program for transformational change and community building throughout parts of the world. As a result of this unusually close relationship we have not only become fast friends, but I have learned in addition to being a remarkably competent manager, wise organizational consultant and recognized brilliant inspirational leader, Omar is a true citizen of the world. He is sacrificially dedicated to building leadership and community value wherever he can on the planet. He is paradoxically sophisticated and vulnerable, complex but simple. He is a deeply caring, transparent man who is driven by love."
M. Scott Peck - Best-selling author of "The Road Less Traveled",
"A World Waiting To Be Born" and "A Different Drum"
"Omar Khan is one of the most amazing speakers I have dealt with in my 17 years of producing and managing CEO-level events for The Economist, Dow Jones and BusinessWeek. He never disappoints. Always has a unique message that captivates and makes his audiences rethink their priorities and institutionalised thinking. Anyone wishing to make significant CHANGE in their organization will find Omar Khan engaging, provocative and fresh. He would be akin to a Harry Potter novel for the business sector--a real thrill and page turner with moments of pure enchantment.... making you feel ready and waiting for the next instalment."
Sam Moon - CEO of dnm Strategies, producer of Businessweek's
CEO Forum, Asia Leadership Series and President's Forum
From a recent conference in Dubai:
"Thought provoking and very motivational"
Edwin Fonseca, KLM
"Truly an innovator!"
Susan George, BTI- Dnata
"Monumental! Truly inspiring, practical and visionary. He shed a light on many aspects of my personal and professional life."
Khalid Majzoub, MBC
"Great Coach!"
V. Sunil, Inchcape Shipping Services
"An absolutely delightful experience."
Arund Potiwar, Siemens
A smattering of comments from the annual conference of The Leadership Trust in the UK 2005:
An ideal speaker to open this highly successful conference. An entertaining, but very focussed speaker. Great!
Motivating and thought provoking – thank you.
Omar was a spectacular presenter – very entertaining and highly credible.
Excellent, inspirational, thought-provoking and practical.
Vibrant and consistent. Good message.
Amazing! Energetic, insightful, thought-provoking and genuine. Thanks Omar.
Excellent performance – good warm up for the event. Clearly well practiced. Useful content.
Omar Khan is arguably one of the most global consultants and speakers in the world. Born in Egypt, the son of Pakistani diplomats, Omar has lived in Germany, the US, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, England, Japan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Dubai and Singapore. Omar studied at University College Oxford, and also wrote a thesis on Moral Responsibility and Kant's Noumenal Self. While there, he helped run the Oxford Crisis Counseling Center, Nightline, before proceeding to Stanford Law School.
