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EXPERT PROFILE

Sonny Sofjan

Leadership and Agile Coach

BACKGROUND

Co-Founder of Vanaya & Co., he holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Business from MIT & Columbia Business School (Emeritus), an MBA from the University of Western Australia, and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Indonesia, with more than 22 years of experience as an executive professional in various leading companies nationwide and internationally in the Oil & Gas industry as well as the Chemical & Petrochemical sector.


Throughout his career, he has been responsible for Oil & Gas, Chemical & Petrochemical, and various industrial sector market development, which has helped him grow professionally. His latest education program in Digital Business provides strong digital exposure at the corporate level, particularly in managing digital transformation and business development in the digital era.


This journey has forged his expertise in Corporate Digital Transformation, Corporate Learning, Business Development, Salesmanship, Investment, and Corporate Planning. As a professional coach with more than 2,500 coaching hours, he also holds the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) certification from ICF. In addition, he has mastered practical methods to improve his work—including task analysis, user interviews, and usability tests—through his application of design thinking.


CURRENT POSITION

CEO of Vanaya NeuroTech


EDUCATION
  • PhD student in IPB Business School with the research subject : Measuring Drive with Natural Language Processing (Artificial Intelligence) During Coaching Conversation

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Business – MIT & Columbia Business School (Emeritus)

  • MBA - University of Western Australia

  • Bachelor - Civil Engineering, University of Indonesia


CERTIFICATION
  • PCC : Professional Certified Coach

  • ECPC : Erickson Credential Professional Coach

  • ICP - LEA : Certified Leading with Agility

  • ICP - ACC - Certified Agile Coach

  • Interaction Design Foundation : User Experience - The Beginner's Guide


PREVIOUS POSITION

Head of Business Development Siemens Energy


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