Profile

Michelle Maldonado is Founder and CEO of Lucenscia (pronounced loo-SENSE-see-ah), a firm dedicated to human flourishing and mindful business transformation. She is an internationally certified mindfulness and emotional intelligence teacher and practitioner. As a former corporate and tech attorney turned business leader, she understands her clients because she has been there. Michelle is passionate about learning, helping elevate human consciousness and alleviating suffering in the world. Her work focuses on personal and professional leadership development at the pivotal intersection of mindfulness, emotional intelligence, authenticity, and compassion, nestled on a solid foundation of neuroscience and research to help leaders do their inner work to create positive and sustainable outer impact.

Michelle also serves as Senior Faculty for 1440 Multiversity's Leadership Center, founding faculty for Daniel Goleman's inaugural Emotional Intelligence Coaching Certification program and Senior Fellow with Bill George's True North Leadership program. She is a highly, sought-after keynote speaker, thought leader and strategist collaborating with government agencies, corporations and higher ed communities worldwide helping to make workplaces more human. She has been recognized as Woman of The Year, Top Corporate Leader and inducted into the Golden Key International Honour Society for her holistic approach to cultivating leadership presence, well-being and performance impact. Michelle's work has been featured in conference venues and publications including, the Mindful Leadership Summit, the DQ Institute in association with the World Economic Forum, Human Capital Institute, Chief Learning Officer Magazine, and Leadership Excellence. She is a graduate of Barnard College at Columbia University and The George Washington University School of Law and currently resides in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with her family.