Iain Whitfield spent the first ten years of his life in India, born to British parents who were missionaries. He lived in London for twenty years during which time he met his wife, Liz, a professional violinist. Iain graduated from the University of Reading, England with a B.A. Combined Honors in German and Sociology. He moved to Boston, MA in 1986. He worked for over twenty years for The First National Bank of Boston (BankBoston) culminating in four years with BancBoston Capital. During his career, he managed a group of over thirty professionals serving the US transportation sector and later traveled extensively to Latin America pursuing the bank’s private equity business. He left the bank in 2000 to help tend to the needs of his youngest daughter who was afflicted with Metachromatic Leukodystrophy which eventually took her life. From 2007-2025 he has served as the Community Life Pastor at Hope Christian Church in Winchester, MA. He has recently become semi-retired freeing him to care for the needs of his family and community full-time.

Iain on growth:

Over my professional career I was drawn to whatever personal development curricula was made available to me, both in terms of better understanding my own approach to working life as well as being better able to manage those who worked for me. Having been brought up in church life, I was also wonderfully impacted by observable transformation over time in my own personal character and spiritual formation. During the time of my youngest daughter’s serious illness, through Duane Grobman, I became aware of the resources available to live a more reflective lifestyle in order to gain perspective and foster growth in me. It has literally changed my life. For me growth requires intentionality, nurturing and reflection. It can, and does, happen without those ingredients but fruitfulness greatly increases with them. 

Favorite Tree: English Oak