Sean Esbjörn-Hargens Ph.D. has been a global leader of the application of integrative metatheories for over two decades. Through his numerous activities, projects, and writings, he has made notable contributions to developing “metaintegral” approaches to the fields of education, ecology, mixed-methods research, psychology & consciousness studies, philosophy of science, anomalous studies, organizational development, and post-capital models of measuring social impact.

As an undergraduate at Lewis & Clark College in Portland Oregon Sean took so many courses during his 4 years that he graduated with 6 years of courses. In other words, he managed to squeeze 6 years of course work into 4 years. This was a result of his insatiable integrative mind and its desire to understand Reality. Thus, he took as many courses as he could each quarter – almost double what his peers were taking. Basically, he triple majored in philosophy, psychology and biology in an effort to understand animal consciousness – the focus of his honors thesis. After graduating he joined Peace Corps and when to Chad Africa where among other things he read over 200 books in his mud hut and discovered the work of Ken Wilber. Upon returning to the United States he got in touch with Wilber and was subsequently invited to be part of the Integral Institute (I-I) which was just then forming in 1999. Fun fact: Sean met his wife at Ken Wilber’s house at one of the early I-I meetings! Sean worked closely with Ken for the next decade.

In 2004 Sean founded and served for nine years as executive editor of the Journal of Integral Theory and Practice an academic peer-reviewed journal. Sean is the founding editor of the SUNY series in Integral Theory.  He also co-founded and hosted the Integral Theory conference in 2008, 2010, 2013, and 2015. Since 2008 twelve volumes have been published. He has published and edited numerous articles, chapters, and books. His most recent books are Metatheory for the Twenty-first Century (2015), Dancing with Sophia: Integral Philosophy on the Verge (2019), and Big Picture Perspectives on Planetary Flourishing (2023). He is currently co-editing a third anthology on integrative metatheory for Routledge.

Sean has created a number of unique graduate level certificate and master’s programs in Integral Theory at Fielding Graduate University and John F. Kennedy University. Currently, he is the Dean of Integral Education at the California Institute for Human Sciences (CIHS). Also, at CIHS he is the Program Director of the online MA/PHD program in Integral Noetic Sciences, which takes an integrative metatheoretical approach to the scientific study of consciousness with a focus on noetic and anomalous experiences. At CIHS he also runs the Center for Applied Integrative Metatheory.

In 2011 he founded MetaIntegral a social impact network that supports change leaders around the world in applying integrative principles. He serves an executive coach working primarily with CEOs and is a consultant to a variety of mainstream and progressive mission-driven companies. Sean is currently the Chief People and Culture Officer at E&I Cooperative Services a 120-person company serving higher education. At E&I he is actively creating an integral organization based on Robert Kegan’s Deliberately Developmental Organization (DDO) framework and the principles of Frederic Laloux’s Teal Organizations.

Sean has been on the leadership team or advisory board of ten companies, NGOs, and foundations across multiple sectors, including international development, fast-moving consumer goods, sustainability, education, and community health. He has lived in the USA, Chad, Kenya, Bhutan, and England and worked in nine countries.

Sean has been a long-time serious meditator and practitioner within several contemplative and esoteric traditions including Tibetan Buddhism, Russian Orthodoxy, A. H. Almaas’ The Diamond Approach, The Ceile De Celtic tradition, the Neoplatonic & Hermetic traditions.

Claudia Meglin is an Integral Systems Designer with a deep commitment to bridging philosophy, technology, and creativity in service of regenerative futures. With over 25 years of experience as a Creative Director and Systems Designer, Claudia brings a unique synthesis of visionary thinking and grounded practice to complex challenges at the intersection of human and ecological well-being.

Her academic journey bridges transformative innovation and consciousness studies. She holds an Integral MBA in Creative Enterprises for Social Transformation from Meridian University and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Integral Noetic Sciences at the California Institute for Human Science, where her research in Wisdom Design explores visionary realism as a foundation for regenerative futures.

Claudia is a core team member at MetaIntegral, where she has worked alongside Sean Esbjörn-Hargens since 2017 to support the organization’s development. Beyond MetaIntegral, Claudia coaches philanthropic and mission-driven organizations, designing regenerative funding architectures and guiding small and large-scale community projects. She is a project and grant manager at Inquiring Systems, and Executive Director of US Friends of Damanhur’s Temple of Humankind.

As a global facilitator, Claudia integrates systems design with inner development. Her work draws from decades of embodied practice—including the study of wisdom traditions, dance, and immersive experiences in nature—to deepen her engagement with living systems.