About Hira Ali
Hira Ali is an inspiring leadership development and allyship specialist, executive career coach, and acclaimed writer and speaker. Throughout her award-winning career, she has been dedicated to helping others realise their inherent potential. Among hundreds of other print, radio, and television platforms,...
…her work has been featured in prestigious outlets such as The Harvard Business Review, Forbes, The Telegraph, B.B.C., Harper’s Bazaar, The Independent, C.B.C., HuffPost, and Entrepreneur. Hira’s contributions have earned her numerous prestigious honours, titles, and awards.
She is a member of the Senior Advisory Team for The Benedictine University Illinois L.E.A.D.S. leadership program for undergraduate women, an IDEA Practitioner at NASA, and an advisory member for the Women in Transport Intersectionality Advisory Group. Hira is also a W.L.G.’s Conversations with Men Advisory Council member. In 2022, she was recognised as one of the top 50 influential Muslims in Europe including the U.K.
Hira was also highlighted by Diverse In as a global D&I voice to follow on LinkedIn and was featured on a list of top women breaking the bias globally. Additionally, she is a role model featured in the book Girls Who Do You Want To Be, alongside other phenomenal world changers. As the founder of Advancing Your Potential, Hira champions allyship programs and inclusive talent management initiatives. She is also the award-winning author of two transformational books: Her Way To The Top: A Guide to Smashing the Glass Ceiling and Her Allies: A Practical Toolkit to Help Men Lead Through Advocacy.
