Dr Manju Appathurai

Dr Manju Appathurai

Leadership Psychologist

Ts. Dr. Manju Appathurai is a licensed Leadership Psychologist and Technologist, and the founder of Mahat Advisory, the strategic partner for ASEAN's leadership. Holding dual postgraduate qualifications in Crisis Economy and AI, she is a rare advisor in ASEAN combining clinical psychology practice with 21 years of active advisory across the World Trade Organization, World Bank, Indian Ocean Rim Association, Bursa Malaysia, and five Malaysian government ministries. Her work sits at the intersection of clinical psychology, AI governance, and geopolitical strategy, the precise combination that ASEAN's C-suite requires in 2026. She is the author of three books including The Identity Collapse and ASEAN Unbound, host of The Centered Edge podcast, and the researcher behind the first ASEAN doctoral study on AI-augmented leadership. She has delivered over multiple international keynotes across continents.