Sobhana Jaya-Madhavan

Founder & CEO - MuchMagic Global Consultancy | Global Leadership Consultant | Social Impact Strategist | Executive Coach, MuchMagic Global Consultancy

Leadership and Management | Leadership, Employee Engagement, Inspiring Women

Sobhana Jaya-Madhavan

Biography

Sobhana Jaya-Madhavan is the Founder of MuchMagic Global Consultancy and a global leadership consultant with over 30 years of experience across Canada, India, and Southeast Asia. Her career spans senior leadership roles in government, higher education, and industry.

Sobhana is a leadership and social impact speaker specialising in purpose-driven leadership, inclusion, and industry–academia collaboration. She has served as Executive Director and Acting Assistant Deputy Minister in the British Columbia Government, Associate Vice President at Simon Fraser University, and Head of HR & Organizational Excellence at NewGen KnowledgeWorks. A trained social worker, she brings a human-centered lens to leadership, helping organisations align performance with equity and long-term impact. She also serves as President of the BC-India Business Network (India) and advises global institutions on social innovation.

She delivers keynote sessions on inclusive leadership, social impact, cross-sector collaboration, and organisational transformation for leadership audiences.
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