Saiyyidah Zaidi

Saiyyidah has three strands to her practice: she is a Founding Partner with Altair and works with CEOs, senior leaders and their teams, as an advisor, mirror and sounding board; she trains senior leaders to become coaches with Meyler Campbell; and she is a Research Associate with the University of Oxford’s Center for Culture and Religion and has been described as a pioneer by academic Journal editors. Stemming from her research and lived experience, Saiyyidah has a particular interest in helping individuals and organisations to develop leadership impact and influence through identity, culture, and belonging.

Saiyyidah is a qualified Architect, has two Masters degrees in Construction Economics and Management and Applied Positive Psychology, and a PhD in Practical Theology/Critical Studies She is a European Mentoring and Coaching Council Master Coach and Embodied Supervisor.

Saiyyidah was a Trustee and Committee Member of the British and Irish Association of Practical Theology (2021-2024), sits on the Advisory Board for AHRC research into Communities of Inquiry, is Founding Convener for the Centre for Belonging and Understanding, is an EMCC accredited Master Coach, and is a Fellow of Association of Project Management.

She is passionate about holistic wellbeing, travel, life-long learning and good coffee!

Saiyyidah lives in London with her husband, two young adult children, and Tiger the cat.

Outside work and home, Saiyyidah enjoys cinema, travel, and experiencing/learning new things (she is currently learning improvisation comedy!).