Sharon Peake

Chartered OccupationalPsychologist, Shape Talent Founder & CEO​

Sharon is a gender diversity expert and experienced diversity and inclusion leader with over 20 years' experience in global businesses. She is a registered psychologist, a certified coach and the Founder and CEO of Shape Talent –  the equity, diversity and inclusion experts for complex multinational organisations who are serious about gender equality (and what it can achieve for their business). Prior to founding Shape Talent in 2017, she held senior leadership roles in two FTSE20 business.​

Born in Australia, Sharon has lived and worked in Australia and the UK, and her roles have given her experience working across 6 continents, delivering work in locations as diverse as Colombia, Romania, India, Uganda, New York, and Hong Kong. Her clients come from sectors as diverse as telecoms, consumer goods, professional services, manufacturing, publishing, medical devices, and financial services. ​

Sharon’s research has identified the most significant barriers to women’s career progression and this, combined with her significant corporate experience, has informed the development of the methodology underpinning Shape Talent’s evidence-based solutions: the Three Barriers model™.​

Sharon regularly speaks at events, conferences and on panels, has published her research on career transition, and her work has been cited in Forbes.com, Psychologies magazine, Business Leader, Business Reporter and Virgin.com. ​

Sharon’s out-of-work interests include spending time with her young family, scuba diving, big cats and wildlife conservation. She is a Board Member of Born Free, a leading wildlife charity.​