Bem Le Hunte was born in Kolkata to an Indian mother and an English father. She earned her BA in Social Anthropology and MA from the University of Cambridge, UK, in 1985 and 1987, respectively. She completed her doctoral degree in March 2007 from Cambridge University of Sydney, Sydney. Le Hunte believes in the power of sharing one’s gifts and the interconnectedness of all beings and is inspired by the works of Virginia Woolf, Lewis Hyde, Arundhati Roy, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. She has written six novels, poems, and short stories and maintains a blog for sharing her insights and experiences. She has worked in the creative industries and the arts for three decades and is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. She founded the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation program at the University. This transdisciplinary, future-focused degree teaches creativity across 25 disciplines and explores the permeable boundaries between areas, disciplines, and industries.