About Savania China
Savania China has extensive leadership experience in the private and public sectors, where he has advised senior leaders, managed high-profile organisational culture and people-related portfolios, and implemented successful DEI initiatives. He studied management and leadership at postgraduate level, including an MBA at Warwick Business School. He is an international expert, author, and leading voice on DEI who also writes and consults extensively on organisational culture and related topics.


An overview of Savania's skills and education. He gained a lot of his extensive and well-rounded knowledge of running successful projects, programmes, businesses and organisations by enrolling and studying various programmes and courses with some of the most reputable institutions in the world.
Skills & Education
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Strategy
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Design & Creativity
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Communication
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Problem-solving
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Analysis
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Training & Facilitating
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Collaboration
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Relationship Building
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Project Delivery
Core Skills
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Warwick Business School
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INSEAD
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Stanford University
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Hult Business School
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Open University (UK)
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University of Auckland
Institutions
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Design Thinking & Creativity for Business
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Business Analysis
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Data Analysis
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Project Management
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Public Relations
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Policy Development
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Advanced Entrepreneurship
Professional Training
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MSc Development Management
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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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MSc Leadership and Management
Graduate Education
Author/Thought-Leader
As one of the leading voices in DEI, Savania developed his own approach, the Learn, Act, Celebrate (LACE) framework, and is the author of the book with the same title. The framework sets out a simple, comprehensive, and practical approach for developing and embedding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) based culture in organisations. The framework can be used to build diverse and inclusive cultures in teams and organisations of any type and size and in any part of the world. This book is an indispensable resource for leaders, managers, and employees who take Diversity and Inclusion (of their workplaces, services, and products) seriously.



An overview of Savania's experience. Savania gained a lot of his extensive and well-rounded experience from managing projects, programmes and organisations in a variety of roles relating to people, leadership, strategy, continuous improvement, etc, in small, medium and large organisations around the world. The has also consulted for and advised some of the biggest companies and institutions.
Experience
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Org Culture Head
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Strategy Lead
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Programme Manager
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Portfolio Lead
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Division Head
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Deputy Director
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Director
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Board Member
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Lead Consultant
Roles
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United Nations
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European Commission
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UK Government
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Amazon
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IKEA
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GSK
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Top Tech Companies
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Start-Ups
Consultancy Clients
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People and Culture
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Data & Evidence
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Sustainability & Climate Change
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Children's Disabled Services
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Continious Improvement
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Employee Health and Safety
Portfolios
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Metallon Gold
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WWF
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Plymouth City Council
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NHS
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Land Registry
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Defra
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Department for Education
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DEI Group
Employers