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Gilbert is the Managing Partner at Beyond Group. He is committed to his impactful work in consulting to drive transformative change in business, governments and communities. For over two decades, he has advised clients and leaders worldwide on innovating their governance policies, organizational strategies, and management systems. Beyond Group is a mission-driven consulting firm operating internationally with hubs in Europe (Berlin), Caucasus and Central Asia (Tbilisi), the Middle East (Beirut), and the GCC (Riyadh). The firm specializes in four integrated practices: Public Policy & Management, Organizational Learning & Development, Innovation & Technology Integration, and Sustainability & ESG. Gilbert's work has taken him to more than 30 countries across various continents, primarily in fragile contexts. As a partner at Effiqual Management Consultants Canada, Gilbert has coached senior business leaders and policymakers worldwide and facilitated experiential leadership development programs in multinationals organizations. He has also designed and led change management and cultural transformation processes in private and public institutions to promote more agile management systems. Gilbert, a Yale World Fellow '08 and a lecturer at Université Saint Joseph, has published about multiple topics in the fields of governance, leadership and social entrepreneurship. His work has been featured in international policy and media outlets, and he is a sought-after speaker at global conferences. He serves as a board member of the Center for Lebanese Studies, is an enabler in the nafda movement to transform the education system, and is a founding member of Injaz Lebanon. He served as the general coordinator of the national observation mission for the 2009 parliamentary elections, and was also a candidate in Beirut's 2018 parliamentary elections.
Beyond Group is a multinational consulting firm with representation in Cyprus, Germany, Georgia, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon serving partners and clients in Europe, Central Asia & The Caucasus, the GCC and the MENA region.. The group brings together a diverse team of expert consultants to deliver multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral services through its four change-driven practices; Public Policy & Management, Organizational Learning & Development, Innovation & Technology Integration, and Sustainability & ESG
Effiqual Canada is a sister company to Beyond Group specialized in cultural transformation, change management and leadership development.
Social Entrepreneurship - Graduate Course at the Ecole Libanaise de Formation Sociale Entrepreneurship - Graduate Course at the Faculte des Sciences Intercultural Learning - Seminar at Centre Professionel de Mediattion
The Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) is an independent academic institution established in 1984 to undertake impartial and balanced research and contribute to Lebanon’s development. CLS is affiliated with the Middle East Centre at St. Antony’s College, and the History Department at the University of Cambridge and works rigorously in conducting research and organizing conferences that address key issues in Lebanon.
nafda is a movement for social transformation through education. As a collective, we work towards empowering a critical mass of educators to lead bottom-up transformation through the design & implementation of grassroots solutions.