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Darshana Sivanantham

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Career Sabbatical | Self-Directed Learning & Growth at Illuminairre Consulting
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Darshana Sivanantham is a Strategic Advisor specializing in communications and culture transformation for business leaders. With extensive experience at global organizations like UNEP and WWF, she helps align company values with culture and messaging. She is also a Certified Ikigai Tribe Coach. Colleagues describe her as driven, dedicated, creative, and passionate.

Currently on a career sabbatical, Darshana is exploring creative innovation, leadership philosophies integrating Eastern wisdom, and cross-cultural learning. She has recently taken up abstract painting and enjoys the freedom of the art form. She is also an advocate for youth empowerment, having served as a National Teen Youth Coordinator.

Unique fact: Darshana believes the most sophisticated stakeholder engagement strategy she has seen involved Malaysian banana fritters and milk tea.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Career Sabbatical | Self-Directed Learning & Growth
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Authentic Company Culture
Helps leaders close the gap between stated values and actual company culture to improve team and market alignment.
Empathetic Leadership
Advocates for compassionate leadership, especially when team members face mental health challenges, to build trust and connection.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Career Sabbatical | Self-Directed Learning & Growth
Illuminairre Consulting
7-2025
Co-founder | Strategic Advisor - Employer Branding & Culture Transformation
Illuminairre Consulting
3-2021 - 7-2025
Co-founder | Managing Partner - Strategic Communications & Stakeholder Engagement
Illuminairre Consulting
11-2019 - 6-2020
Manager, Global Communications
World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
1-2017 - 10-2019
Communications Manager, Peninsular Malaysia Conservation
WWF-Malaysia
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Education
2005 - 2008
Bsc.Science
Monash University
1-2004 - 12-2004
Western Australian Universities Foundation Programme
Canning College
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