Meet Our Leaders
Laurent Sevigny (he/him) – MBA
Master of Business Administration (MBA) – University of Victoria (2017)
Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) – Carleton University (2012)
Strategic Planning – Program Design – Grant Research & Writing
Laurent brings a decade of experience in strategy, program design and digital transformation as the Strategic Lead for ADLA Strategy and as a former management consultant with Deloitte and civil servant in Canada. From vision to implementation, Laurent has worked with over 150 government, nonprofit and private sector clients around the world to help solve their most difficult and complex problems. In addition to his deep skillset with strategy and technology, Laurent has played various roles related to grant programs, including managing the analysis of grant applications and performing an operational review of grant programs.
With a passion for creating a meaningful positive impact in society, Laurent has contributed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and climate action, including participating in the 2019 UNLEASH Innovation Lab on the UN SDGs in Shenzhen, China and winning the Corporate Knights Business Competition at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2015.
In his free time, you can find Laurent in the wilderness hiking the oceanside trails of Vancouver Island.
Technology Design & Implementation – Digital Marketing- Privacy & Cyber Security
Advait is a nonprofit professional with a decade of experience consulting Nonprofit and Public sector organizations. After working for the big four consulting firms such as KPMG and Deloitte, Advait cofounded ADLA consulting.
Based out of New York, Advait specializes in developing technology solutions for high impact organizations. He strives to help nonprofit organizations meet their strategic goals through effective planning and secure technology adoption. Advait is also a certified grant writer, certified Google Ads expert and holds a CCSK (Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge).
In his free time, you can find Advait travelling the world with his Ukulele.
Advait Vij (he/him) – M.S.
Master of Science Technology Management – Columbia University (2020)
Bachelor of Arts (Economics) – Mount Allison University (2013)