VP, Human Resources, The Corporation of Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall
Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts (BA) 2010
Public Policy Management, Bachelor of Arts (BA) 2007

Ayesha is a People & Culture Executive, TEDx Speaker, Keynote Speaker and Author with deep expertise in creating ecosystems that fuel creativity and nurture the development of empowered leaders who find novel solutions to persistent problems.

Currently serving as VP, Human Resources for The Corporation of Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall. Ayesha has also served as a professor, she is a sought-after thought partner and coach, and is committed to human development as an essential strategy for business success.

Ayesha is a board member and respected mentor. She regularly volunteers as an advisor, coach, and panelist in various settings. As a thought leader, Ayesha speaks and writes about various topics in work-life and leadership.

Ayesha believes that work is intrinsically connected with human development and progress on an individual & collective level. The future of work is human - bright, connected, conscious, and fearless in ways unimaginable; facing unprecedented challenges. Leaders today must anticipate this, and be ready to co-create new systems, ways of doing, and being that move us forward together.

York University was my home for many years. I grew up in the hallways, courtyards & lecture halls of the institution. I came to York a few months after immigrating to Canada from Saudi Arabia. A very different world from the one I had known, but very close to the kind of world I had wished for and dreamed of. I found friends, reignited my curiosity and saw the possibility of a life I had not imagined. Most of all, I found myself through the many experiences I had in the safety and the firm demands of my academic life.