Aithan Shapira

Aithan Shapira, MFA PhD, is an artist, academic, and transformation strategist whose work sits at the intersection of creativity, leadership, and human development. He is an acclaimed lecturer at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and founder of TILT, a leadership transformation firm that helps global leaders build the adaptability needed to thrive in complex times.

For more than two decades, Aithan has explored how creative practice fuels human growth – guiding industry leaders, government officials, and organizations to evolve through uncertainty rather than resist it. His consulting work with NASA, McKinsey & Company, and international governments reveal how creativity isn’t just an artistic act, but a disciplined way of seeing, sensing, and responding to change.