John Perkins has lived, worked and traveled throughout the world since 1968, first as a Peace Corps volunteer, then as an international businessman and later as a United Nations advisor. He continues to serve as a management consultant to the United Nations, World Bank and Fortune 500 companies. He has taught at universities on four continents, owns highly successful businesses, serves on many boards, and was formerly president and CEO of a major U.S. energy company that was a leader in producing electricity with environmentally beneficial technologies. Concurrent with his corporate success, Mr. Perkins has intensively trained for three decades with Master Andean, Amazonian and Asian shamans. As an environmentalist, shamanic activist and internationally acclaimed author, John's books provide remarkable narratives on the lives of individuals who integrate spirituality with modern living and science.
POLE provides a model to shapeshift the corporate world.
Mr. Perkins facilitates journeys to the Amazon for those who wish to learn and help educate others to change our communal dream to a more Earth-honoring one, and to apply wisdom to bring about environmental and social balance.