Roma Gaster

Leadership Coach & Facilitator

Roma is passionate about helping leaders transform the way they get results, so they have a more positive impact on the organizations and communities they serve. As a Director of Karibu and formerly The Leadership Circle, Roma partners with leaders to develop the human side of business within their strategic context, and assists them in the process of discovery and leadership effectiveness that generates results beyond their greatest expectations.

Roma has worked around the world with executive boards, senior leaders, professional service partners, managers and teams of organisations both large and small over the past 30 years. Her experience spans a variety of sectors including government, mining, information technology, finance, banking, insurance, hospitality, agribusiness, health care, travel and retail to name a few.

Early in her career, Roma worked as an economist as well as in sales in various industries including media and corporate education. In 1994, she founded an international consulting firm with a focus on individual, team, leadership and culture transformation.

She is also the published co-author of The Equality Myth, a practical business book aimed at transforming business paradigms from hierarchical structures to collaborative systems (published by Allen & Unwin, 1995).

Born and raised in Kenya where she developed a love and respect for the traditions and behaviors of various cultures, Roma currently lives in Sydney, Australia, where she is most at home close to family, nature and animals.

Qualifications: Roma holds a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Economics and Japanese from the University of Sydney. Part of Roma’s degree was completed at Sophia/Joichi University in Tokyo.