Naomi Thompson is a Legal Innovation Strategist working at the intersection of Business, Law, Data and Technology, published Author and prolific Speaker. Naomi is a results-driven and strategic-minded professional who has held several influential roles throughout her career, spanning over 20 years. Naomi started her career as a corporate in-house lawyer and transitioned to strategy implementation and business operations in emerging markets, including as Chief of Staff in a leading, Pan-African asset management organization.

Naomi’s strategic objective is to use her business and legal experience to lead and accelerate the transformation of the legal industry. She has a wealth of experience in developing and executing legal transformation strategies: Naomi was appointed to deliver PwC’s regional NewLaw strategy in Africa and, prior to joining PwC, Naomi was Senior Vice President for Exigent Group’s regional EMEA Legal Solutions offering, advising both local and global organizations on legal department transformation initiatives. Naomi now consults to multi-national organisations on all aspects of their legal transformation strategies.

Naomi serves on several boards and has a Master of Business Administration from Hult International Business School and a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from the University of KwaZulu Natal.

Naomi uses her inspirational story to craft her powerful message “No dream is too big to achieve”. Her mission is to inspire others, particularly young women, to follow their dreams and pursue their passions, just as she did.