Priya Sodha, Executive Trainer & DEI professional, has been facilitating transformational workshops and trainings for organizations for over 10 years. She specializes in leadership development, communication, diversity, equity and inclusion, and people-focused leadership; and is passionate about this work because she truly believes in the human connection. 

Priya is the founder of The Empowered Managers Training Program, where early career managers go through a 6-month leadership program within their company. Prior to corporate training, Priya earned her Masters in Organizational Change Management at The New School, in New York City, & her BA in Sociology at California State University of Long Beach, where she specialized in interaction and group relations. Her work has led her to serve as an Executive Director for the Youth Business Alliance & Director of Career Development at Calbright College.  

In addition to her Masters, Priya is a Certified Professional Group Coach and holds a certificate in Effective Leadership at The Management Institute. She is also an active #IamRemarkable Facilitator, a Google initiative where she speaks on the topic of self-promotion for women in the workplace & most recently spoke at The Women of Silicon Valley Conference on Communicating with Confidence. In her most recent work with education-based colleges in CA, she was highlighted as a trainer “who cares about her participants, which is seen through her engaging content & applicable activities during her sessions.” Priya currently lives in Southern California. Fun fact: When Priya is not working, you can find her teaching Zumba/Yoga or playing with her pup, Zuri.