Dr Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj
Family Business Expert | Governance Strategist | Keynote Speaker
An internationally recognised expert in family business, governance, and responsible leadership. With over two decades of experience advising enterprising families, boards, and next-generation leaders, she helps organisations navigate succession, power dynamics, and long-term strategy with clarity and integrity.
A respected academic and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), Shaheena blends research-backed insight with real-world application. Her work focuses on preserving legacy while driving innovation, ensuring family enterprises remain resilient across generations.
Shaheena’s keynotes are insightful, practical, and globally informed, equipping leaders to manage complexity, strengthen governance, and build sustainable, values-led growth
Topics
Talking Points
1. Leadership as an Asset Class
How to measure, scale, and optimise human capital for financial and strategic performance.
2. Cognitive Diversity & Decision Quality
Why diverse thinking improves innovation, reduces risk, and strengthens boardroom performance.
3. Futureproofing Leadership Pipelines
Succession planning in family enterprises and global organisations.
4. Innovation Under Pressure
How leaders drive creativity without losing operational discipline.
5. Women in Leadership: Beyond Representation
From visibility to influence, turning inclusion into measurable impact.
6. Strategy in Complex Environments
Leading through uncertainty with clarity, governance, and data.
• Why leadership must be measured like any other strategic asset
• The business case for cognitive diversity in decision-making
• Turning human capital into quantifiable ROI
• Innovation without governance vs. governance without innovation
• Futureproofing leadership pipelines in volatile markets
• Women in leadership: moving beyond representation to influence
• Succession planning in family enterprises and global firms
• How education technology is transforming leadership development
• Why “soft skills” are actually hard performance drivers
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About
Dr Shaheena
Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj is an internationally respected family business expert, governance strategist, and keynote speaker specialising in leadership across generations. With over twenty years of experience advising family enterprises, boards, and next-generation leaders, she helps organisations navigate succession, power dynamics, and strategic complexity with confidence and clarity.
A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and an accomplished academic, Shaheena combines rigorous research with real-world advisory work to guide businesses through change while preserving legacy. Her expertise lies in aligning family values with governance structures, ensuring both commercial growth and long-term sustainability.
Shaheena’s presentations are thoughtful, globally informed, and highly practical. She challenges leaders to rethink traditional models of control, influence, and ownership, equipping them to build resilient, inclusive, and future-ready enterprises that thrive across generations.
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