Uma Thana Balasingam grew up in Malaysia, put herself through university, and went from an engineer to Vice President of sales of global tech companies, leading 800 people across 48 markets, with responsibility of >$1B+ revenue. She's now building her 2nd career by launching companies and movements at the intersection of leadership, reinvention and media.

Her hit podcast RAW with UMA amplifies raw, real voices across the region, and her work bridges strategy and soul. Uma doesn’t just talk about transformation, she creates it, for anyone ready to rethink what’s possible.

She’s the visionary founder of Lean In Singapore, building a community of over 7000 since 2016, dedicated to inspiring and educating thousands on gender equality in the workplace, including empowering girls to redefine what leadership looks like, which helps girls see themselves as leaders in a world that often tells them they’re not.

She’s an internationally recognized advocate for gender equity, featured in prestigious lists such as CRN’s Most Powerful Global Women, Singapore’s Top 100 Women in Tech, LinkedIn’s Top Voice, LinkedIn Top 10 Voice in Gender Equity, #1 in Sales, and #12 in Singapore for Favikon Top Creators for LinkedIn. As founder of The ELEVATE Group, she’s architecting a future where five million women rise with her.