Svea von Hehn

Svea’s passion is to combine the rigor of evidence based consultancy with the wisdom of mindfulness in her work. For almost 20 years she has been working internationally (e.g., in Europe, the US, China, Middle East) as a management consultant on organizational transformation & personal development for private & social sector clients. Among others, Svea worked as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company focusing on large-scale change and capability building programs. She holds a diploma and PhD in psychology, and is a certified systemic coach and SIY-teacher. Svea is author of several books on mindfulness & leadership. Since 1994 she has practiced mindfulness and been trained by different meditation teachers (especially in the realm of Zen as disciple of Zen-Master Prof. Dr. Migaku Sato Rôshi). In her spare time, she practices Ashtanga-Yoga. She lives with her family (1 son) in Berlin. Since 2012 she is the founder and co-CEO of the consultancy RETURN ON MEANING GmbH (www.returnonmeaning.com) with the vision of cultivating conditions for meaningful work in the workplace.