About Roshan Thiran
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Corporate Transformer. Culture Whisperer. Reluctant Founder. Relentless Kuli. AI Strategist. Redemptive Builder.
Roshan Thiran isn’t your usual leadership guy. He’s part turnaround artist, part AI practitioner, part builder of dream teams, and 100% obsessed with unlocking human potential through technology, culture, and purpose. Before launching Leaderonomics, Roshan spent 16 years at General Electric (GE), crisscrossing the US, Europe, and Asia in nine wildly different roles. He picked up Six Sigma Black Belts, turned around failing businesses (including a Malaysian aviation unit that went from near-death to global benchmark), and built high-performance teams in finance, media, and aviation. He later became Global Talent Director at Johnson & Johnson, shaping leaders from China to Chile, before deciding the corporate world wasn’t enough.
In 2008, Roshan swapped corporate suits for startup sneakers and founded Leaderonomics — a social enterprise with a big dream: grow leaders, build communities of love, and transform nations. Fast forward to today, and Leaderonomics is one of Southeast Asia’s most trusted brands in leadership development, people science, employee intelligence, and digital learning — working with MNCs, GLCs, PLCs, and forward-thinking startups alike. Today, Leaderonomics has evolved into three groups:
- Leaderonomics (L&D) – leadership development, people science, and digital learning at scale.
- MAD Movement – empowering youth and communities to drive change across ASEAN
- Incubators – ventures that fuse AI, tech, and social impact, including CyberArmour (cybersecurity), SpaceQuest (space tech), Budaya (AI-powered HR), eVulx (immersive learning), Eqwip, and many more ventures to heal and fix broken spaces and places.
Roshan’s newest obsession? AI transformation. He helps leaders and organizations embed AI into their DNA — not as a buzzword, but as a living culture that accelerates growth, unleashes creativity, and restores balance between human and machine. He’s also pioneering redemptive entrepreneurship: building ventures that don’t just profit, but heal broken spaces, restore communities, and bring hope where systems have failed. He’s been an adjunct professor, keynote speaker, media host, and author, sharing insights on change, innovation, leadership, and culture at conferences around the world — all while continuing to mentor CEOs, startup founders, and future change-makers.
Whether he’s mentoring startup founders, advising CEOs, speaking at global conferences, or scribbling on whiteboards like a mad scientist, Roshan blends strategy, humour, and a deep sense of purpose to ignite change. Because for him, leadership isn’t about titles — it’s about transformation and impact. And AI isn’t about replacing humans — it’s about amplifying what makes us truly human. Want to know how to turn around a company, rewire its culture, and ignite its people — without the usual jargon and fluff?
Stick around. Roshan’s just getting started.
Founder & Group Kuli
Director of Global Talent Management and drove numerous strategic initiatives
9 different roles Across the US, Europe & Asia
Founder and Chairman of Evulx International, a
Founder & Chairman, Leaderonomics Digital
Founder & Chairman, MAD Movement - a movement dedicated to help youth and under-priviledged communities
Director, myStarjob
Chairman, Necole
Host, Tech Talk
Produced and Director, Be a Leader series
Managed & Led, DropZone for kids-at-risk
Chairman, MAD Clubs & Leaderonomics Clubs
Director, DoGood Volunteer & DoGood Academy
Judge for special Social TV show aired on Malaysian TV
Explore His Webinar Series
Monthly Live Webinars with Roshan Thiran
Once a month, Roshan Thiran opens his playbook and goes live — not with theory, but with hard-won insights from decades of leading transformations at GE, Johnson & Johnson, Leaderonomics, and through his incubators in AI, tech, and social impact.
These aren’t your average webinars. They’re part masterclass, part leadership lab, and part conversation where you get direct, unfiltered access to Roshan. Each session dives deep into topics at the cutting edge of leadership, AI, business, culture, and personal growth. You’ll hear stories of billion-dollar turnarounds, lessons from building social enterprises from scratch, and practical frameworks you can apply immediately to your own leadership journey.
Why join?
- Because leadership has changed. In an AI-powered, fast-disrupting world, the old playbooks don’t work anymore. Roshan shares what does.
- Because you’ll interact directly. Every webinar includes live Q&A — your chance to challenge, question, and get real-time answers.
- Because it’s practical. These aren’t abstract ideas. You’ll walk away with specific strategies, tools, and even experiments to try in your workplace and life the very next day.
- Because it’s about more than business. Roshan’s sessions integrate purpose, values, and redemptive entrepreneurship — exploring how leaders can not only thrive but also heal broken spaces in society.
Over the years, thousands of CEOs, managers, entrepreneurs, and students have tuned in — and many describe these sessions as “the highlight of their month,” sparking breakthroughs in how they lead, work, and live.
So if you’re looking to grow as a leader, stay ahead of disruption, and be part of a movement that blends AI, strategy, and human transformation — Roshan’s monthly webinars are your front-row seat to the future.
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