Dorote Lucci, PhD

Dr. Dorote Weyers Lucci is an international business strategist, whole-systems psychologist, and innovation-focused educator. She serves as Academic Chair of the Global Conference on Advancing Mental Health and Chair of the DBA and Leadership Program at Sofia University, where she is also Core Faculty. She holds a PhD in Psychology specializing in transpersonal psychology and neuroscience, as well as an MBA/MIM from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Her early corporate career at BMW focused on global project management, sponsorship strategy, international marketing, cross-cultural communication, and innovation.

Her work bridges leadership development, mental health, immersive technology, artificial intelligence, and whole-person systems thinking. As a scholar-practitioner, she has developed immersive VR tools addressing anxiety, grief, and death awareness, recognized by Oculus Launchpad, the Bial Foundation, and the Mind & Life Institute. Her research explores how emerging technologies can support psychological resilience, emotional intelligence, adaptive leadership, and organizational transformation.

At Sofia University, Dr. Weyers Lucci teaches and develops curricula across BA to PhD programs in global business, transpersonal psychology, health psychology, ecopsychology, innovation, and AI ethics. She has held visiting professorships in Europe and Asia and led global research initiatives at the intersection of technology, leadership, and human transformation. She is also an architect of Sofia University’s Global Whole Person Health AI Project, which integrates research, community engagement, and entrepreneurial innovation to address global challenges.

Her work is grounded in a whole-person, whole-systems approach to leadership, with a focus on ethical innovation, systemic wellbeing, ecological integration, and human flourishing.