Dr. Banya Barua is an international bestselling author, a leadership and business coach, a workplace wellbeing advisor and an academic. She researches in leadership development, gender in the workplace, and workplace wellbeing. Her work has led to numerous publications, conference presentations, and workshops. As an adjunct Banya teaches courses on strategic human resources, entrepreneurship, and business, drawing from her extensive corporate experience. applying her experience in the Information and Technology industry to courses on Strategic Human Resources, Workplace Wellbeing, and People Analytics.
She integrates her research interests with her expertise through her advisory firm EsseMC Pty Ltd, blending her consultancy with digital solutions, offering tools to help individuals and organizations create healthier work environments. Her work emphasizes the intersection of human-centric issues and emerging technologies.