Dr Amanda Sterling is a principal Director and an award-winning consultant who partners with organisations to remove barriers for women into leadership and create inclusive workplaces where people and businesses thrive.
Amanda combines her decades of experience working in corporate leadership development and culture change, as well as deep expertise on leadership, gender, and inclusion, to help organisations attract and retain more women in leadership and close their gender pay gaps.
Amanda is recognised a thought leader on women in leadership. Her groundbreaking PhD research (completed in 2023) revealed critical insights into what is still holding women back from leadership roles. Her subsequent Women in Leadership: Insights to Impact report highlighted the systemic changes needed and solutions for workplaces. Her work has been featured by HRNZ, Institute of Directors, NBR, NZ Herald, Herald NOW, RNZ, Capsule NZ, MediaWorks radio, NewsHub, The Press, The Dominion Post, and NewsTalkZB, as well as Global Women and the University of Auckland.
Amanda is originally from the Kaipara region but has called Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland home for the last 20 years. She is also a proud parent to one son.