P. Stewart Lanier

Stewart Lanier (he/him) is an organization and leadership development consultant. He founded Lanier Associates Organization Stewards, dba LAOS* Consulting, in 1999 and has since served more than a hundred clients including nonprofits, community organizations, congregations, government agencies, and businesses. He joined the IISC team in 2020.

Stewart is committed to supporting leaders in understanding and addressing the dynamics of power, privilege, and institutional oppression. He has offered workshops on managing chronic organizational tensions, race-equity in a change management frame, succession planning, and executive transition management. In all his work, Stewart seeks to partner with values-aligned organizations to create a more just and equitable society.

Stewart is a recipient of Community Change Inc’s Drylongsjo Award for organizational and community-based antiracism work. He holds certificates in training and development (ASTD); mediation (Lombard Mennonite Peace Center); conflict management (The Alban Institute); the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (CPP); the Enneagram (Action for Results); and group-based spiritual direction (the Rolling Ridge Center). He received a Masters in Organization Development with distinction from American University. Stewart began his professional career as a protestant pastor, and maintains his ordination in the United Methodist Church. He shares an empty nest with his spouse, Stacey and three ever-mysterious felines (Pearl Grey, Kevin, and Boba Kett). He has three grown children, a grandson, and three “bonus” grandchildren by way of partners. He enjoys heading out into the city (Worcester MA) or into the Central Mass country-side on one of his bicycles. He is a hobby photographer, using both digital and analog formats.

*laos is an ancient Greek word that means “the people”.