Jane Hyun, Founder & President
Global Leadership Strategist, Executive Coach and Author

Often called “an interpreter,” Jane Hyun is a global leadership strategist and trusted coach to multinational companies, the Fortune 500, schools, and nonprofit organizations. She has worked with thousands of leaders across five continents to increase their agility to drive business growth and innovation.

An internationally renowned expert in cross-cultural effectiveness, leader onboarding and development, her programs (including Art of Cultural Fluency Roundtables and the Bamboo Ceiling Breakthrough Leadership Toolkit®) receive consistent praise from organizations who seek to leverage the power of diverse teams to drive competitive value. Jane is in demand as a speaker on the topics of cultural fluency, leadership, and authenticity. Her insights are said to ignite “unexpected lightbulb moments.”

Jane’s expertise comes from 25+ years of experience in high-stakes environments. She has worked with sales teams, guided leadership through a merger integration & divestiture, led organizational change initiatives with new leadership, and designed innovative solutions for onboarding and developing talent. Before founding Hyun & Associates, she held line and HR management roles at JPMorgan and was Director of Recruiting at Deloitte and Resources Global. She served as research director for The Conference Board’s “Cultural Fluency: Leadership Styles in Asia” study.

She is the creator of the Culturally Fluent Leader Academy®, a virtual and in-person learning experience launching in 2025.

A graduate of Cornell University with a degree in Economics/International Studies, Jane has been an advisor to Coqual/Center for Talent Innovation and the diversity council for the American Heart Association.

In 2024, Jane released Leadership Toolkit for Asians – The Definitive Resource Guide For Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling, the much-anticipated follow-up to her ground-breaking bestseller, Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling (Harper Collins), which opened up a critical dialogue about the need for a culturally grounded career development approach. She is co-author of FLEX-The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences. Jane serves on the board of Operation Exodus, which provides mentoring to Latino youth in Washington Heights. She is passionate about helping individuals flourish in their workplaces and communities.

Jane Hyun’s media appearances include CNN, CNBC (Race & Opportunity in America: The Asian-American Experience – YouTube), CBS, Yahoo Finance, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Harvard Business Review 3 Ways to Improve Your Cultural Fluency (hbr.org), and Fast Company.