Alain has been actively involved with the discourse around Moral Leadership and Spiritual Capital for over 15 years before founding SCMLi. He has researched, written, taught and consulted on both topics. Alain’s additional professional experience spans four continents conducting research and working in non-profit, educational and business contexts. Alain has close to ten years of managerial experience working with e-learning and educational strategies, serving an international network of higher education institutions.

Alain holds a Ph.D. from the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Delaware and an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Amsterdam. Alain was born in Romania of mixed Hungarian, Romanian, Slovak origin. He grew up in the Netherlands and holds the Dutch nationality. He currently resides near Madrid, Spain. Alain plays tennis and enjoys travelling.