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Europe
Spain
Core Intelligence Domain: Leadership & Executive Health
Location: Barcelona, Spain | Languages: English, Spanish
Representation: Represented globally by PSpeakers Global Intelligence
Steven MacGregor is a globally recognised authority on executive health, wellbeing, and sustainable high performance, trusted by the world’s leading organisations to optimise their C-Suite leaders. As the founder of The Leadership Academy of Barcelona (LAB) and a pioneer of the “Chief Wellbeing Officer” movement, he equips modern executives with proprietary frameworks that merge design thinking, behavioural science, and strategic foresight. His revolutionary approach ensures that top-tier executives can sustain peak cognitive and physical performance, drive organisational resilience, and foster a profound culture of wellbeing in high-stakes, fast-paced environments.
With an academic foundation rooted in engineering and a PhD in Design Management from the University of Strathclyde, Steven has seamlessly integrated the principles of design thinking into human performance. His early research tenures at Stanford University and Carnegie Mellon University laid the groundwork for his globally acclaimed methodology, Sustaining Executive Performance (SEP). Over the past two decades, he has trained over 20,000 executives worldwide, demonstrating how the conscious design of daily routines directly correlates to business success, leadership longevity, and enterprise value.
He is a highly sought-after educator, holding prominent affiliations with world-class institutions including IESE Business School, CEIBS in Shanghai, and IMD in Lausanne. Additionally, he serves as an Honorary Professor at the Glasgow School of Art, bringing a unique, multidisciplinary perspective to traditional executive education.
Steven’s influence extends far beyond the lecture hall. He serves as a strategic advisor and keynote speaker for global titans such as McKinsey & Company, Salesforce, Santander, Oracle, and Telefónica, helping them navigate the complexities of executive burnout, remote work paradigms, and holistic leadership.
He is the prolific author of several seminal texts on leadership and wellbeing. His flagship book, Sustaining Executive Performance, revolutionised how leaders approach their daily habits. He followed this with the critically acclaimed Chief Wellbeing Officer and The Daily Reset. His literary contributions serve as operational manuals for contemporary leaders striving to balance demanding corporate mandates with optimal physical and mental health.
“I have worked together with Steven in different projects. His performance and attitude have always been excellent. He is very proactive and he knows very well how to manage things. You feel that you can leave things on his hands, and they will be done on time and with high quality. He is creative and imaginative, but at the same time very pragmatic and result-oriented. He is a person to work with, without any doubt.”
“Steven introduced "Sustainable Executive Performance" into a training my company held with IESE. The feedback from the participants was "The most neglected success factor for Managers which was put on the table and was a great combination and highly recommended" I myself experienced it first hand and I think all companies should introduce this important message about life & work and the healthy balance that is needed to sustain us. Great Job Steven - thank you very much (and I am committing myself to a more healthy, balanced life style!)"
“Steven's contribution to our leading edge executive education program for high potentials has been exemplary. He creates a strong connection between personal health & business performanceng balancing theory with field practice which is much appreciated by our executives.”
“Hemos tenido la oportunidad de contar con él en nuestro IV Congreso de Seguridad, celebrado en Universitas. Sus charlas son muy interesantes y motivadoras. Muchas gracias por haber compartido tu tiempo con nosotros.”
“During the Advanced Management Course, at IESE, I followed the course of Steven MacGregor about Sustainable Executive Performance. I could highly recommend. He gave us very enlightening, inspiring lectures and implementable recommendations on how to improve our daily lives and performance. Since some months, he also has a website and book available, so you can follow his course at your leisure. A "must" for all Executives!”
“We were very impressed with Steven's strong contribution to our Management Summer School, for our invited audience of 100 of Hager Group’s international leaders. His expert speaker input on the subject of sustainable business development was both informative and inspiring.”
“Steve's work on innovation processes is very innovative... We were all realising that task based and information flow influenced processes did not crack the nut. The kernel of a great process is to look at the social interactions that lead to new knowledge. Steve helped us move forward on the social processes that underpin truly great innovation... in a nutshell Steve helped us better prepare ideas to present to decision makers without diluting the insights that led to the idea in the first place!”
“Steven is extremely dedicated and ambitious to deliver outstanding results in Innovation Management, a consulting field that is uniquely complex and challenging.”