Merge Gupta-Sunderji

Merge Gupta-Sunderji turns managers into leaders. A highly-respected leadership expert and
columnist, Merge gives people specific and practical tools to achieve leadership and communication success. Over 110,000 managers in forty-four countries have attended her
fun, content-rich keynotes and facilitated workshops. A leader at one of Canada’s premier oil
and gas companies and a Board leader at a Credit Union for a combined total of over seventeen
years, Merge offers a unique blend of realism and humor that consistently engages and
entertains her audiences! She is called upon frequently to individually mentor high-potential
leaders in a variety of organizations.

Previously, she was the well-known voice behind the national CBC radio column The Softer
Side of Business. She’s an award-winning published author, writing for many well-known
organizations and publications, including the very popular Merge’s Monthly Mega Minute, and
a regular monthly column in The Globe & Mail, Canada’s most respected and widely-
circulated national newspaper. Her first book titled "Why Does the Lobster Cast Off Its Shell?" is
now in its third edition, and her last book "Generations Exposed – Unexpected Insights Into the
People You Work With" is in its second printing.