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Diana Sharma

Enigma · DISC type Dci
Co-Founder CEO and Mission Director at Mission Ready HQ
📍 Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Diana Sharma is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mission Ready, an award-winning tech career accelerator she started because the old system wasnt working. With a Masters in Technological Futures, she focuses on creating inclusive pathways into tech. Colleagues describe her as an innovative, driven, and ethical leader.

Diana is deeply committed to community empowerment through education, dedicating her time outside of work to several social impact initiatives. She serves as a board member and trustee for non-profits like the Mission Impact Foundation and Ako Hiko Education Trust, which supports schools in low-decile areas.

Unique Fact: She founded Mission Ready with the core belief that talented people were locked out of tech careers not due to a lack of ability, but a lack of pathways.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder CEO and Mission Director
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Personality Overview

How Diana shows up

Persuasive & Assertive
Challenger
Hard To Convince

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing

Priorities

Topics Diana cares about

Inclusive Tech Education
Her work is dedicated to creating pathways for underrepresented communities, including Māori, Pasifika, and women, to enter and thrive in the technology sector.
Future of Work
A frequent writer and panelist on how AI is reshaping jobs, she advocates for a focus on human skills and adaptability to prepare for the new economy.
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Career

Work history

7-2018
Co-Founder CEO and Mission Director
Mission Ready HQ
5-2021
Mission Director
Mission Impact Foundation
4-2021
Director
Mega Impact Limited
3-2021
Board Member
The Southern Initiative MPTT consortia governance board
1-2017 - 10-2019
Non Executive Board Member/ Trustee
Ako Hiko Education Trust
In the press

Media appearances

Mission Ready CEO, Diana Sharma, shares her advice for anyone thinking about a switch. Featured in Facebook (Mission Ready HQ)
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Catch our co‑founder, Diana Sharma, in a recent interview on Radio New Zealand. Featured in Instagram (Mission Ready HQ)
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Education
2017 - 2018
Master of Applied Practice (Technological Futures)
Tech Futures Lab & Unitec Institute of Technology
2009 - 2010
Post Graduate Diploma
Unitec Institute of Technology
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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