Radha Balani is the Global Head of Leadership and Strategy at ThinkBeyond, a leading consultant in sport for social impact and sustainability. A strategist and facilitator, she crafts and guides dynamic initiatives aimed at achieving sustainable social change through sport.
Throughout her career, Radha has worked with top sports organisations and athletes, including ESPN, UK Sport, Michael Johnson, Kate and Helen Richardson‑Walsh, Sport England, Welsh Rugby Union, World Rugby, and numerous national governing bodies. Previously, she held roles at the Football Foundation, Women in Sport, and London Sport, where her emphasis on strategy, narrative, communications, and stakeholder relationships has consistently fostered meaningful outcomes.
Her sports roots trace back to Loughborough University, where she served as Athletic Union President and graduated in Sports Science and English. With a career spanning university sport, community engagement, and global initiatives, Radha’s work highlights the transformative power of sport, particularly in championing women and girls, for positive social impact.
ThinkBeyond is a social impact and sustainability consultancy that supports leaders and organisations in driving change in and through sport. Their expertise spans crafting Theory of Change frameworks, designing intentional initiatives, and measuring long-term environmental and social outcomes.
They support brands, teams leagues and talent to have a real impact on the world and their business. Some of their work includes partnerships with Liverpool FC, SailGP, The FA, British Olympic Foundation, UK Sport, World Athletics, World Sailing, ESPN, The Premier League, and NFL Foundation UK.
ThinkBeyond brings together deep strategic insight with practical facilitation. Under Radha’s co-leadership, the firm helps clients design and deliver programmes that are both outcome-driven and brand-aligned, turning sport into catalysts for meaningful social and environmental progress.
To create this change, and drive sustained commercial growth, it’s essential to have leaders driven by a higher purpose, organisations that make sustainability a core value, community programmes that deliver real impact, and communications that inspire action.
That’s why, at Think Beyond, they create all four of these essential ingredients.
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