Wayne Thomas is currently the Manager of Engagement Coordination & Research for the Ministry of Children and Family Services in the Government of Alberta and is specialized in facilitation and systemic design.

Within the government, he works to influence and implement systemic design and innovation into the various products, programs, policies, and services produced and provided by the province. Wayne is a former educator and school principal both in North America and Asia. He has a Bachelor of Education, and a Master of Educational Psychology focused on Technology in Education. He is also a PMI-certified project manager and the current chair of an internal Systemic Design Community of Practice in Alberta. This community empowers public servants to cultivate and apply systems thinking and human-centred design competencies to solve the complex problems faced by government. Wayne is also currently serving as a tutor for the Service Design College and their "Design for Public Services" course.