Dr. Tonsberg is a graduate of the Doctor and Master of Philosophy in Business Research from Monarch Business School. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce with honours from Queen?s University in Ontario, Canada and has completed post-graduate studies in education at St. Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon.

Dr. Tonsberg?s academic interests center around critical and systems thinking, Austrian Economics, and organizational learning. He is especially interested in the ways of enhancing thinking, communication and learning in organizational settings.

Professionally, he has more than 20 years of experience in management, marketing, human resources, MIS and consulting in South East Asia and the Middle East. He is currently Chief Specialist for Planning and Career Development at Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.