Hira Ali

An inspiring leadership development specialist, executive career coach, and acclaimed writer and speaker, Ali has been committed to helping others achieve their inherent potential throughout her award-winning career. Her work has been published in The Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Telegraph, B.B.C., Harper's Bazaar, Independent, C.B.C., Huff Post, and Entrepreneur, among hundreds of other print, radio and television outlets, and has earned Ali several prestigious honor's, titles and awards. She serves as The Senior Advisory Team member at The Benedictine University Illinois L.E.A.D.S. leadership program for undergraduate women and has joined W.L.G.'S Conversations with Men Advisory Council. In 2022, Ali was named one of the top 100 influential Muslims in the U.K.

Ali was also included in a list by Diverse In of global D&I voices to follow on LinkedIn and made it to a list of top women breaking the bias globally. In addition, she features as a role model in the book "Girls Who Do You Want To Be alongside phenomenal world changers". Founder of Advancing Your Potential and champion of allyship programs and inclusive talent management initiatives, she is also the award-winning author of two transformational books: "Her Way To The Top": A Guide to Smashing the Glass Ceiling and "Her Allies": A Practical Toolkit to Help Men Lead Through Advocacy. You can follow her on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook.