Born in New Zealand, John did a doctorate at the Australian National University (ANU). His distinguished academic career includes fellowships at MIT, the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies and the ANU; and service as Professor of Asian & Comparative History at the University of Michigan, and as President of the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco.
He brings a wealth of experience in cultures around the world, including study with Native American, Tibetan Buddhist, Hindu, Balinese, Maori and Aboriginal Australian teachers. His most recent book is: “Other Ways of Knowing: Recharting Our Future With Ageless Wisdom”.
He has travelled extensively in Asia, Europe, North America and the Pacific and spent a year living in an Indian Himalayan village. After 10 years in San Francisco, he moved to the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand, where he established a private nature reserve on 50 acres of remote coastal forest, Te Wairua, “place of spirit.”
