Dr. Nyasha Guramatunhu Cooper is the founder of Girton Road Leadership Learning & Consulting. In this role, she is a trusted leadership educator and facilitator, designing learning and development experiences that help individuals, teams, and organizations lead with intention and inclusivity. Nyasha specializes in leadership development rooted in cultural humility, global mindset, and the practice of inclusive leadership. She has designed and facilitated team retreats, professional development cohorts, awareness-building workshops for clients across industries, and she volunteers as a facilitator for the International Leadership Association’s Leadership Education Academy (LEA).

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Drawing on more than a decade of experience as a tenured faculty in Leadership Studies, Nyasha brings deep expertise in curriculum development, facilitation, and learning design. She has taught undergraduate through doctoral courses in leadership development and held faculty appointments as Associate Professor of Leadership Studies at Our Lady of the Lake University and tenured Associate Professor at Kennesaw State University. Currently, she teaches doctoral leadership courses at Gonzaga University and Creighton University.

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Nyasha brings a distinctive strength in creating welcoming and engaging learning spaces that encourage participation, reflection, and growth. Born and raised in Zimbabwe and living in the United States, Nyasha brings the perspective and experience of navigating multiple worlds. She also draws from her lived experience as a military spouse in Germany, which deepened her appreciation for global leadership, cultural humility, and the complexity of belonging across contexts. True to her surname, Guramatunhu, which means “traveler” in Shona, she embraces leadership as a journey of exploration, connection, and transformation.