Dr. Haniyeh Yousofpour is a Harvard alumna with a doctorate in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior and an MBA in Finance. An award-winning global business professor, educator, and consultant, she brings together the analytical and the human sides of organizational performance. She is a Project Management Professional (PMP), Six Sigma certified, a certified emotional intelligence coach, and holds the ICD.D designation through the Directors Education Program at the Rotman School of Management.

Her work is global in reach and spans the public, private, and non-profit sectors. She has taught and delivered executive programs in the Middle East, Europe, and South America, and has worked extensively with Indigenous communities and organizations across Canada. Across these settings, she designs programs that respect local context and build lasting capacity within the organizations she serves.

Dr. Yousofpour teaches graduate-level courses at York University's Schulich School of Business and McMaster University, where her teaching spans leadership, organizational behaviour, negotiation, and governance.

As Managing Partner at Leonnova Inc., a Canadian training and consulting firm, she advises boards and leadership teams on organizational alignment, effective governance, ethical decision-making, and strategic negotiation. Her consulting pairs the process discipline of her Six Sigma and project management background with a coaching approach that strengthens how leaders and teams work together.

Dr. Yousofpour serves as a member of Ontario's Premier's Council on Equality of Opportunity, an advisory body that provides advice to the Premier and the Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism on helping young people succeed in the province's changing economy. She is also a recipient of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Award, recognizing her service to the community and commitment to education.