Les Joynes

Entrepreneurship Coach at Parsons School of Design - The New School in June 2020 to Present

Gold Award Mentor and Leadership Coach in Creative Industries at Goldsmiths, University of London in March 2021 to Present

Founder at CoachGuild ™ in January 2016 to Present

Career Leadership Coach at The American University of Paris in January 2020 to Present

Founder and Filmmaker at KinoForm in January 2017 to Present

Project Director - Brazil, Mongolia, China, France, South Korea at FormLAB © in August 1992 to Present

FormLAB © Taiwan 2023 at FormLAB © in January 2023 to Present

Member of Executive Editorial Board at University of Melbourne in September 2015 to Present

Coaching Fellow and Lead VCA RHD Coaching Pilot Programme at University of Melbourne in January 2020 to Present

ICF-NYC Creative Coach Cafe at International Coaching Federation in January 2024 to Present

ICF Ignite Project Lead (international) at International Coaching Federation in September 2024 to Present

Membership Committee New York at International Coaching Federation in January 2020 to Present

Active supporter of CAA's mission for educators and creative industry practitioners. at CAA - Advancing Art & Design in January 2004 to Present

Lead for CAA Artistic Research Working Group at CAA - Advancing Art & Design in January 2020 to Present

Creative Professional Coach and Mentor at CAA - Advancing Art & Design in January 2010 to Present

College Art Association Museum Committee at CAA - Advancing Art & Design in January 2022 to Present

CAA Speaker: Discovering the Impact of Coaching in the Creative Fields at CAA - Advancing Art & Design in January 2025 to Present

Board Director at CAA - Advancing Art & Design in February 2025 to Present

Fulbright National Selection Committee (NSC) at Institute of International Education in September 2024 to Present

US Public Diplomacy Scholar at The Fulbright Program in June 2014 to Present

Fulbright U.S. Student Programs Selector at The Fulbright Program in October 2024 to Present

Building the Coaching Mindset in the Future of Work at Columbia University in February 2025 to Present

Leadership Coach and Entrepreneurship Mentor - Columbia University Almaworks at Columbia University in April 2023 to Present

Columbia Research Scholar on Leadership Coaching at Columbia University in September 2022 to Present

Leadership Coach - Columbia Start-Up Lab (CSL) at Columbia University in February 2024 to Present

Tamer Fund Advisor & Coach - Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change at Columbia University in October 2024 to Present

MBA/ EMBA Executive and Leadership Coach, Columbia Business School at Columbia University in January 2019 to January 2023

Fulbright Senior Scholar India at The Fulbright Program in February 2022 to December 2022

Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award at The Fulbright Program in September 2020 to December 2022

SCA RTP Grantee Sri Lanka at The Fulbright Program in October 2022 to October 2022

Visiting Associate Professor and Fulbright Senior Scholar at Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan in May 2022 to September 2022

Fulbright Visiting Associate Professor Visva Bharati University India at The Fulbright Program in January 2022 to January 2022

Thought Leadership Institute Future of Education Convening Task Force at International Coaching Federation in January 2021 to January 2022

Columbia Visiting Scholar and Scientist Program at Columbia University in January 2009 to January 2021

Building cross-border connections at International Coaching Federation in January 2020 to January 2021

Museum Leadership Coach at Yale University in December 2019 to February 2020

Professor of Record at Renmin University of China in July 2013 to February 2020

College Art Association International Committee Member at College Art Association in January 2015 to January 2018

Research Fellow on Collaboration in Higher Education at U.S. Department of State in June 2016 to October 2016

CAA Presenter The Artist as Explorer: Artists as Culture Explorers, CAA Conference, Chicago (2016) at College Art Association in January 2016 to January 2016

Research Fellow on Transcultural Collaboration at University of the Arts London in January 2014 to January 2015

CAA Speaker "FormLAB - Models for collaborative and social practices, CAA New York (2014) at College Art Association in January 2014 to January 2014

Producer, FormLAB Brazil at Museu Brasileiro da Escultura - MuBE in July 2012 to September 2012

Visiting Professor at Kookmin University in May 2012 to May 2012

Doctoral Research Scholar, School of the Arts at Columbia University in September 2009 to September 2011

Strategic Advisor for Media Planning at City of New York in January 2011 to January 2011

Visiting Lecturer in Art and Performance at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in January 2009 to January 2009

Visiting Lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts in January 2009 to January 2009

Bauhaus Foundation Artist Fellow at The Bauhaus in January 2008 to January 2009

Research Director at ICO Ltd (Tokyo) in May 1999 to January 2009

Museum Research and Visitor Services at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in January 2007 to January 2008

Lecturer in Studio Art and Sculpture at Musashino Art University (MAU) in January 1998 to January 2001

Visiting Lecturer in the Arts at Otis College of Art and Design in January 2000 to January 2000

Art Criticism at Art in America in April 1999 to April 1999

Curatorial Assistant at Taipei Biennial in January 1998 to January 1998

Management Consultant - (Europe) at Strategic Analysis Inc. in September 1989 to September 1991

Graduate Research Scholar, Technology Transfer and Competitive Intelligence at Cal Poly State University in January 1989 to June 1989

MBA Analyste en Financement de Projet - Credit Lyonnais (siège) at Credit Lyonnais in January 1988 to January 1988

Broadcast and Print Media Contracts Manager at Wunderman in January 1985 to January 1986

Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Masters in Fine Art (Monbusho Scholar in Contemporary Art)

Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts London, B.A. (Hons) Fine Art

Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Erasmus Scholar Award

National Cheng Kung University

The American University of Paris

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia Visiting Scholar and Scientist Program

University of London, Master of Arts (MA) Fine Art

Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Master of Arts (Asian contemporary art)

University of the Arts London, B.A. (Hons) Fine Art

University of the Arts London, Research Fellow in Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art, London

Leeds Beckett University, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Boston University, M.Sc in Management and BA (cum laude) in History

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, M.Sc Management

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, MBA

Columbia University in the City of New York

Universidade de São Paulo, Post-Doctorate, Escola de Comunicações e Artes (ECA) (2017)

Leeds Beckett University, PhD, Faculty of Art, Environment and Technology (2012)

Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Masters in Fine Art (Monbusho Scholar in Contemporary Art, 2001)

University of London, Master of Arts (MA) Goldsmiths, London (1997)

Boston University, M.Sc in Management (1988)

Boston University, BA (Cum Laude) History (1986)

University of the Arts London, B.A. (Hons), Honours Fine Art, Central Saint Martins (1996)

Beaux-Arts de Paris, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts Erasmus Scholar Award (1995)