Driss Ohlale

Professional Experience

Dr. Driss Ohlale is an international researcher and trainer in change management at Kaizen Consulting in Saudi Arabia, and a founding member of the University Laboratory for Skills Management and Human Development (LABODEV) at Hassan II University in Casablanca, Morocco. He is also an active member of the Francophone Institute for the Study and Analysis of Systems (IFEAS), with representation in Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, France, Morocco, and Senegal. His career reflects a balance of academic research, consulting, and professional association leadership in the fields of change management, organizational development, and human capital growth.

Practical Expertise

Dr. Ohlale leads strategic projects such as developing a change management strategy to achieve organizational goals at the National Debt Management Center, and designing a change management framework aligned with modern technologies for the National Center for Government Resource Systems. Dr. Ohlale has designed numerous models and tools in leadership, strategy, organization, performance, and change management. He translated four internationally recognized management methodologies from French into Arabic, including the IMCM® global change management standard. His contributions include authoring 14 published books (with additional works in progress), writing research articles, and conducting interviews. He has delivered training, consulting, and studies to hundreds of government agencies, private companies, and NGOs across 19 countries, earning over 200 certificates, shields of recognition, and excellence awards. He also partnered with Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Morocco for strategic foresight and planning programs and supervised the development of quality standards and operational manuals in Moroccan educational institutions in collaboration with UNICEF.

Education and Training

Dr. Ohlale earned a Ph.D. in Change Theory from Mohammed V University in Morocco. He holds an international certification in Change Management from IMCM® (Belgium), and an international certification in Strategic Planning from IFEAS (Belgium). His academic background includes a postgraduate diploma (D.E.S.A.) in Sociology and two bachelor’s degrees—one in Sociology and another in Education Sciences—both from Mohammed V University. He also obtained a general university diploma in Mathematics from Cadi Ayyad University in Morocco.