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Priya Nair

Leadership & Psychological Safety

San Francisco, CA • Available Worldwide

★★★★★ 4.9 • 85+ events

About Priya Nair

Priya Nair's keynotes do something most leadership talks don't: they change how organizations actually behave the week after the event.

She speaks on the science and practice of psychological safety — what it is, why most organizations accidentally destroy it, and what leaders can do on Monday morning to start rebuilding it. Her work draws on original research from Google's Project Aristotle, Amy Edmondson's foundational studies, and Priya's own decade of organizational consulting.

Priya has spoken at TEDx San Francisco, the NSA Annual Conference, and dozens of corporate events for organizations including a top-five global consulting firm, two Fortune 100 technology companies, and multiple healthcare systems navigating post-pandemic culture repair.

She is the author of 'The Honest Room: Building Teams That Tell the Truth' and holds a Master's in Organizational Psychology from Stanford.

How I Work

  • Every keynote is customized. I spend time with your leadership team before the event to understand the specific trust dynamics at play in your organization.
  • I don't do motivational. I do behavioral. Audiences leave with specific, actionable practices — not just inspiration.
  • Post-event follow-up is built into every engagement. The talk is the beginning, not the deliverable.

Who I Work Best With

Organizations going through leadership transitions, culture repair, or rapid growth who need their teams to communicate more honestly and perform more cohesively.

Specialties

Psychological SafetyLeadership CultureTeam TrustOrganizational ChangeDEI LeadershipPost-Merger IntegrationHealthcare CultureExecutive Communication

Typical Engagement

Keynote (45–90 min) • Workshop (half-day or full-day) • Virtual or In-Person • $8,000–$25,000

Overall Rating: ★★★★★ 4.9 · 85+ events

Mark E.★★★★★

We've had a lot of speakers. Priya is the only one where I had managers stopping me in the hallway the following week to tell me what they'd changed. That doesn't happen.

1 month ago
Sandra K.★★★★★

Her pre-event research process is unlike anything I've experienced. She knew our culture's specific pain points better than some of our own leaders did.

3 months ago
Robert T.★★★★★

We brought Priya in during a really difficult period for our team. The honesty and precision she brought to that room shifted something. Our engagement scores went up 18 points in the next quarterly pulse.

5 months ago

Verified Outcomes

Real results from real clients, permanently recorded.

Global Tech Company (name withheld)

Team NPS increased 24 points in 90 days following keynote + workshop

Full-day workshop on psychological safety practices followed a keynote. Quarterly pulse survey showed measurable improvement in trust and communication scores.

1-day engagement + follow-upVerified

Regional Healthcare System

Reduced leadership attrition by 30% after culture keynote series

Three-keynote series for senior leadership across three hospital campuses. Exit interview data cited culture improvement as the reason three planned departures reversed.

3-month speaker engagementVerified

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