Stewart Desson
Events Lead
Stewart is the CEO of international learning and development company, Lumina Learning. His focus is to ‘transform organisations through transforming their people’. Stewart has developed a wide range of learning resources and web-based psychometrics, including the renowned personality tool Lumina Spark. Through Lumina Learning, Stewart supports clients from around the world in the customisation of these learning resources to achieve effective change at the organisational, team and individual level.
Stewart is a highly experienced Business Psychologist and Organisational Development consultant, having worked in the field for over fifteen years. His special areas of expertise include Team effectiveness, Communication, Personal Development, Executive Coaching and Leadership skill development. Stewart began his career in Operational Research at British Airways, later becoming a Senior Manager running BA’s Customer Services Change Programme. It was at BA that his passion for leadership development began, as well as his interest in the use of psychometrics to support change processes.
Stewart has two Masters, one in ‘Operational Research’ and the second in ‘Change Agent Skills and Strategies’. He is a Fellow of the CIPD and joined the Management Board of the ABP in 2012 and is responsible for organising the monthly local events held in London.
