About the Multicultural
Leadership Institute

Enabling leadership teams to engage and mobilize every colleague and client

The Multicultural Leadership Institute is a premier cross-cultural leadership development firm. By helping teams to better collaborate across cultures, we help companies to improve  productivity and accelerate growth across global and domestic markets.

At the heart of our mission lies our clients. They include the world's most dynamic and influential organizations. Their triumphs are our success.

Partner with us to activate the potential within your leaders today.

Our Team

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Joy Chen
CEO

Joy Chen is CEO of the Multicultural Leadership Institute and a former Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles.

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Aamie Benson
Learning & Development Director

Aamie Benson brings nearly two decades of L&D experience at giants including Microsoft and Amazon.

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Headshot of Sophia Toh executive leadership coach of the Multicultural Leadership Institute
Sophia Toh
Executive & Leadership Coach

Sophia Toh has coached and served as a leader at two of the best-run companies in the Fortune 200.

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