Meet Our Team

Strength to Lead. Clarity to Evolve.

We Drive Change

Behind every Leonnova engagement is a team that listens closely, thinks creatively and works alongside its clients. We bring together diverse expertise and a shared commitment to helping people lead confidently and organizations perform better.

Dr. Haniyeh Yousofpour

Partner

Dr. Haniyeh Yousofpour is a Harvard-educated, award-winning global business professor and consultant, with a passion for organizational change management, influential leadership, and negotiations.

Dr. Yousofpour has provided integrative management consulting, applying her 5A methodology, to multinational Fortune 500 companies, public sector, and midsize organizations, and has helped drive change across all organizational levels. She has also provided executive and employee training to diverse teams on how to perform effectively and achieve results.

She has received multiple teaching awards for her work with global MBA and executive-level business courses and is frequently invited to be a keynote speaker on leadership, diversity management, and women’s issues.

Dr. Yousofpour is the recipient of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Award for her service to the community and is a Board member of the Premier’s Council on Equality of Opportunity.

Sanjay Dhebar

Partner

Sanjay is a highly rated faculty member and facilitator at Schulich School of Business who coaches and develops leaders towards performance excellence. He is the founder of “The Business Workout,” a respected process and practical approach that enables leaders to achieve growth and team effectiveness. He has also recently published his book, “Tool Box for Performance Driven Leaders”, to complement his keynotes on the topic.

With over 15 years of experience as a commercial leader in sales and marketing, Sanjay has worked with various clients across public and private sectors to develop the right strategy, align teams to organizational goals, and deliver transformative results.

Sanjay is the recipient of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Award for his service to the community and is a Board member of EQAO.

Vania Sakelaris

Associate

Dr. Wissam Al Hussaini

Associate

Michel Shah

Associate

Dr. Stephen Friedman

Associate

Dr. Kerri Ewart

Associate

Babla Karthamada

Associate

John Moscardelli

Associate

Dr. Alex Sevigny

Associate

Aadil Merali Juma

Associate

Pat Sherlock

Associate

Dr. Dave Mammoliti

Associate

Beppino Pasquali, CA

Associate

Dr. Mohamed Mater

Associate

Dr. Terry Flynn

Associate

Leaders trained across industries globally
15000
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Industries served through training and consulting
20
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Participant satisfaction in leadership programs
95
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