Helena Boschi's biography
- Psychologist and neuroscientist turning brain science into business results
- Held senior leadership roles at Accenture, Merck, and British Airways
- British Psychological Society member
Dr Helena Boschi is a psychologist and neuroscientist who translates brain science into business success. She helps organisations strengthen leadership, decision-making, resilience, and collaboration through evidence-based approaches rather than generic management models.
Helena has held senior positions at British Airways, Accenture, Serono (now Merck KGaA) and Shire Pharmaceuticals. She founded Chequered Leopard, where she advises executive teams on embedding behavioural science into leadership and culture. Her book, Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Our Brain to Get the Best Out of Ourselves and Others, became a bestseller by making complex neuroscience accessible.
Helena's corporate experience allows her to bridge the gap between scientific research and boardroom application. She works with senior leaders to move beyond standard frameworks and apply genuine evidence-based insights to organisational challenges, helping teams understand why people behave as they do and how to create environments that support better performance. This dual perspective enables organisations to design leadership programmes and change initiatives grounded in how the brain actually works.
Audiences leave Helena's presentations with specific tools for improving their own decision-making and leadership skills. She provides frameworks for building resilient teams and creating workplace cultures that align with human psychology. Her blend of storytelling, warmth, and scientific evidence ensures concepts remain memorable and are immediately applicable.
Book Helena to bring scientific clarity to your organisation's most pressing leadership and performance challenges.
Helena's showreel and videos
Topics, sessions and talks
The Neuroscience Of Leadership
Dr Helena Boschi explores how understanding the brain's role in perception, emotion, and decision-making can enhance leadership. She discusses the neural foundations of empathy, trust, and social cohesion, emphasising their significance in leadership effectiveness. Helena also examines the neurobiology of language and its influence on thought. Attendees will learn practical strategies to boost energy, foster collaboration, and engage multi-generational teams in today's fast-paced environments.
The Neuroscience Of Decision-Making
Dr Helena Boschi delves into the unconscious neural shortcuts that influence our judgments and perceptions. By integrating neuroscience and behavioural science, she reveals the hidden biases that distort our reasoning and offers strategies to balance intuition with analytical thinking in uncertain situations. Attendees will learn frameworks for enhancing risk evaluation, improving group decision dynamics, and making more informed strategic choices, ultimately empowering them to make better and braver decisions under pressure.
The Science Of Resilience
Dr Helena Boschi discusses the brain's dynamic nature, emphasising neuroplasticity's role in adapting to new information and experiences. In a high-pressure world, our neural systems often face significant challenges. To support teams experiencing this, Helena explores how understanding the neurobiology of stress can help reset the brain's threat response, enhance emotional regulation, and improve cognitive flexibility. Attendees will learn strategies to foster psychological wellbeing and high performance within organisational environments, ultimately optimising brain function and maintaining cognitive performance.
The Cognitive Science Of Innovation
In this engaging session, Dr Helena Boschi delves into the brain's role in innovation, highlighting our innate learning and creativity alongside the challenges of embracing new ideas. She discusses neurocognitive barriers to creativity and offers strategies to overcome fear and cognitive rigidity. Attendees will learn how curiosity activates the brain's reward system, fosters psychological safety, and enhances learning agility. Practical methods for encouraging experimentation and integrating innovative practices into daily routines will also be shared.
Why we recommend booking Helena
Helena's background as a neuroscientist, psychologist, and former senior leader at British Airways and Accenture gives her deep credibility when translating science into boardroom strategy. Clients consistently value her ability to move beyond generic frameworks and provide evidence-based tools for decision-making, resilience, and culture change that align with how people actually work.
Her session was simply amazing and a highlight for many of the participants.
Dr Helena Boschi delivered complex scientific insights in a way that was accessible, relevant, and directly applicable to our daily legal practice and our business needs.
What a unique and dynamic presentation she delivered, and, on top of it, just a lovely person to work with on site.
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