Brita Fernandez is an author, public speaker and transformational coach. She works with individuals, groups, organisations and businesses, using her 25 years of experience, to facilitate transformation and impact. Driven by her purpose, Brita believes that the power to achieve the change we are dreaming of, resides within us. Brita works with organisations and businesses to create working cultures that are value-led, inclusive, in-powering, innovative and sustainable. She is passionate about promoting alternative models of ‘leadership’ as a response to the urgent problems facing our society and world. Brita is an advocate and promoter of women’s power, women’s rights and equality. Over the past 25 years, she has frequently written and spoken publicly about the challenges women face all over the world. Originally from Germany, Brita went to school in Venezuela and has throughout her career worked with women from many countries around the world. She now lives in the UK with her husband, two daughters and two dogs. Brita trained as Deep Transformational Coach with the Centre for Transformational Coaching. She is also trained in Theory U: Leading from the Emerging Future.

She is Chief Adviser to Fair Share, Ambassador for Compassion in Politics, Ambassador for Common Purpose and Ambassador for Mumble Forum. She is an Ambassador for Women for Women International in Germany, which she co-founded in 2018. For 13 years, Brita served as the Executive Director of Women for Women International – UK . She was the Chair of the Network Gender Action for Peace and Security for 5 years and previously worked as the Programmes & Policy Director at Womankind Worldwide. She started her career as Policy Officer at the European Women’s Lobby.

Fears to Fierce (Rider / Ebury) is her first book.