About Anita Sanchez
About Anita Sanchez, PhD
Transformational leadership & Fortune 500 corporate consultant, coach, and author.
“All too often, we are drowning in information, when what we are really seeking is a path to clarity in our own inner wisdom and the richness of our collective wisdom, at work, at home and in community. When we bridge indigenous wisdom and science, we open ourselves to a more holistic orientation than restrictive world views that have led us into inner and outer crisis. Re-emergence of belonging occurs when we know who we are, when we can be in right relationship with ourselves, other people, and the planet.”
Anita was born into a Midwest family that was economically poor, yet rich in Mexican-American and Nahua (also known as Aztec) heritage. Fortified with the strength of her elders and connection to the earth, she became the first in her family of over one hundred first cousins to earn a doctorate degree. She has gone on to a career as an international transformational leader.
Having experienced nine years of childhood trauma and the race-related murder of her father, Anita understands what it takes to triumph over adversity, choose post-traumatic growth and create a thriving life. Dr. Sanchez is committed to bridging indigenous wisdom and science with or contemporary work and life, to support our individual wholeness and collective conscious evolution in partnership with People, Spirit, and the Earth. With her loving spirit, presence and skill, Anita inspires people around the world to discover and trust their gifts, to become life-giving connections to all, in service and joy.
With four decades of providing training and coaching to tens of thousands of global leaders and their teams in diversity and inclusion, leadership, culture and positive change, she is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council and Evolutionary Leaders. A passionate board member of Bioneers and of the Pachamama Alliance, Anita also leads an annual June journey into the Ecuador Amazon Rainforest to support individuals, leaders and their teams to learn about their purpose, connection to nature, indigenous wisdom and the importance of culture.
Anita is author of the international award winning and bestselling book, “The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times”, Simon & Schuster. She is co-author of Diversity Management e Societa Multiculturale; Success University for Women: Wisdom Working for You; Ecological and Social Healing: Multi-Cultural Women’s Voices; Success University for Women in Business; Yo, Tambien: Stories of Healing and Hope; and Ecological and Climate Conscious Coaching.