Meet Leanne Mair

Leanne Mair is a Lifestyle Architect and CEO/Founder of Benefactum Consulting, integrating her Brit-Jamaican heritage with over 14 years of experience in asset management and strategic management consultancy. As a thought leader in organisational transformation, she specialises in helping companies achieve meaningful progress in their gender and racial equity commitments.

Through Lifestyle Architecture, Leanne helps ambitious women design success and their lives, while her consultancy work drives systemic change in organisational cultures and governance. Her data-driven approach focuses on transforming workplaces through tailored leadership development programs, utilising data and creating measurable strategies for progress.

Named a LinkedIn Top Voice for Gender Equity in 2023, Leanne is also the bestselling author of Closing the Gap: How to Include Black Women in Any Gender Equity Strategy. Her initiatives, including The Sororum and the invitation-only network On The HERizon, create strategic spaces for women to thrive professionally and personally.

Leanne's philosophy of "live authentically, live intentionally, and live luxuriously" infuses her methodology, helping women design both professional excellence and personal fulfillment. Her expertise has been featured in leading publications including Stylist, Forbes, Business Insider, ESG Clarity, Investment Week, and ESSENCE.

As a sought-after speaker at organizations including SurveyMonkey, IKEA, Bitly, PGIM, C&A, Moonfare, and HSBC Asset Management, Leanne shares her unique perspective on success design and organizational transformation. Her work combines expertise in governance, history, social science, and anthropology to inform her approach to women's advancement in the corporate world