Nitya Shekar
SENIOR LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT & EXECUTIVE COACH
For 15 years, Nitya served in leadership roles across high-growth tech startups (AppNexus, Better, Collibra), big tech (Meta), and finance (Jane Street), blending her knowledge of people dynamics and complex project management with her strong commitment to business results.
As an advisor, Nitya is passionate about fostering agile, values-driven, people-first cultures that scale. As a coach and facilitator, her style balances challenge with psychological safety, collaboration with reflection, objectivity with empathy, and expansion with actionability — plus, the transformative power of play!
Nitya has been a host of the Leadership Arts Review podcast and an Advisory Board Member at BossmakeHer. Her insights have been featured on the Performance Shift, Empjoyment, and Actuarial Journey podcasts. She holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, a B.A. in Psychology and Spanish from Rice University, and accreditations in a variety of assessment tools including Hogan, Leadership Circle Profile, Insights, DiSC, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and Situational Leadership II.
Outside of work, Nitya has performed improv with Magnet Theater and concerts with Berkshire Choral International. She enjoys travel, good food, and great TV. Ask her anything!
Areas of Expertise
Leadership Effectiveness
Team Effectiveness
Talent Development
Organizational Development & Design
Instructional Design
Facilitation
Program & Project Management
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