Sophi Bruce has 25 years experience in strategic leadership, professional learning programs and social impact projects and draws on a a portfolio of approaches and techniques for reflective learning, collaborative working and thinking differently. From the design and delivery of bespoke learning programs to ongoing project delivery, Sophi's focus on positive tangible outcomes is supported by professional aptitude and a passion for facilitating personal,organisational and social progress.

Sophi is an Industry Fellow with UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance providing specialist advice and expertise for a range of teaching and advisory projects in areas such as leadership, strategy, organisational change, community and place, collaboration, impact evaluation and capacity building. Sophi previously held strategic responsibility for initiatives and programs designed to build leadership capacity across the local government sector, as Senior Program Specialist for the Institute's Centre for Local Government and the federally funded Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government.

Prior to joining UTS in 2010, Sophi worked with a range of Government bodies and NGO's providing bespoke input into holistic change programs using adaptive leadership, systems thinking, stakeholder engagement and strategy co-design. Her work with the Local Leadership Centre, and the National School of Government in the UK directly contributed to new national initiatives around leadership, place shaping, co-design of services and partnership working.

Sophi is an authorized assessor of the Leadership Development Framework and has an executive certificate in Positive Psychology coaching. She is a Director of Adaptive Leadership Australia's leadership programs and lead faculty for The School of Life.