Shiva Roofeh

"Curious rebel: be bold, do good work, develop people not roles."

Shiva is a kick-ass facilitator, educator and designer with 10+ years of experience in corporate education specializing in Cultural Intelligence and Leadership, both grounded in the idea of being human.

She has designed and delivered transformative learning and development programs, workshops, talks, and masterclasses for clients across the globe including Novartis, Slalom, Unilever, Accenture, Generali, Rolls Royce, Samsung, BASF, Gestamp, ABN AMRO, CHEP, The Red Cross, Nationale Nederlanden, and Roche. She most recently gave a talk at TEDxIE on Power.

She has a degree in History from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst and a Certificate in Hispanic Studies from the Universidad Complutense in Madrid.

She was born in Iran to Muslim and Jewish parents. At four her family left as refugees, moved to Italy, and eventually settled in Queens, New York City, where she was raised. Until now she has lived in eight cities across six countries and has spent the past decade living in Spain.