Sheila is an entrepreneur, technical engineer and an educator on the topic of Leadership in the digital context. Having started out in the field of technology with an international consulting firm, she has over 15 years’ experience in leadership development, management and board leadership.
Her experience in working across these areas uniquely positions her to coach professionals and teams in developing greater leadership capacity, and to support business leaders in connecting technically complex ideas and innovations to the business strategy.
Sheila is committed to advancing diversity across all industries, roles and levels. She counsels and coaches executive leaders in strengthening organisational capacity to embrace, advance and leverage the full power of diversity to optimise the creative potential of the business and accelerate growth, and coaches women to step up into senior leadership roles.
She is the founder of The Cycling Academy, a nationwide institute bringing together science and amateur sport, which is now a recognized centre for thought leadership within the Netherlands athletic community.