Full Name
Yeshim Harris
Job Title
Freelance Consultant & Trainer and Senior Research Fellow
Company
University of Kent
Bio
A London-based specialist in organisational alignment, stakeholder engagement, and leadership development, Yeshim equips decision-makers to navigate complexity and foster collaboration. With her exceptional skills in bridging differences and delivering unusually pragmatic solutions, she trains leaders to align cross-functional teams and build resilience.

Her unorthodox professional journey — combining executive leadership in major organisations with international conflict reconciliation in war zones — has enabled her to transfer lessons from diverse contexts to guide leaders through transformation and uncertainty. She believes that the universal principles of navigating complexities are applicable across sectors, providing more effective solutions that transcend conventional leadership development strategies.

An approved trainer by The Institute of Leadership and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Kent, she combines academic insight with practical strategies. Her clients include Manchester Airport Group, DFDS Ferries, the Kenyan Electoral Commission, the UK National Health Service, the British Parliament, and UN agencies. She has worked with businesses, governments, and public sector organisations across the UK, EU, USA, and beyond.

She has led high-level platforms enabling engagement between political figures, business leaders, and civic organisations to overcome entrenched divisions. Yeshim's pivotal role in securing three Parliamentary debates in 2014 highlights her remarkable influencing skills.
Yeshim Harris