Iya Afan

Iya Afan is an experienced sales leader currently serving as the Asia-Pacific Sales Leader for Relationship Management & Growth at LinkedIn, where Iya manages a high-velocity, multi-million dollar business focused on talent acquisition and development in Australia and New Zealand. Previous roles include Enterprise Relationship Manager at LinkedIn, where Iya acted as a trusted advisor to senior HR leaders, and Senior Mid-Market Relationship Manager and Account Executive at Lever, contributing significantly to company growth. Iya's career also includes corporate sales at ClearSlide, Inc., project management in eDiscovery services at Robert Half, and legal support for major trials at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. Iya holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics from Saint Mary's College of California and a Business Management certificate from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, along with studies at Université Paris-Sorbonne and The American University of Paris.