Maryam Awan

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About Maryam Awan

Maryam Awan is an experienced change management leader who brings a unique people-first approach to organizational transformation. Maryam specializes in guiding organizations through complex change initiatives while ensuring the human element remains at the center of every transformation. With over 15 years of experience spanning financial services, aviation, healthcare, and public sector organizations, Maryam has successfully led change initiatives across Human Resources, Technology, and Operations. Maryam holds an MBA from Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa and is certified in Prosci ADKAR® change management methodology and as an Integral® Associate Coach. This combination of academic rigor and practical certification enables her to deliver both strategic vision and hands-on implementation support. Maryam’s dual perspective as both an internal change leader and a consultant allows her to understand the challenges organizations face from multiple angles, whether leading cross-functional teams as an employee or advising C-suite executives as a trusted consultant. She excels at building bridges between strategy and execution, ensuring that transformation initiatives achieve business objectives while maintaining employee engagement throughout the process. In her role as a board member of the ACMP Ontario, and a senior manager at NAV CANADA, she focuses on creating meaningful partnerships between public and private sector organizations, fostering collaboration that elevates the practice of change management across the globe.