Building what doesn’t exist yet. Translating corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and complex global health, climate, and social goals into strategic sustainable growth, high-trust partnerships, and resilient executive leadership.

Executive Overview

Natha Somjaivong is a Strategic Sustainability, Leadership Advisor and Executive Coach with over 25 years of multi-sectoral leadership. Her career spans 15 years of leadership with corporate excellence across global corporations including Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and Rolls-Royce, alongside a pivotal decade within the United Nations system at WHO HQ and UNICEF across Geneva and Bangkok. As Managing Director at W-Magnet, she leads the World and Wisdom practices, partnering with boards, C-suite executives, and multilateral institutions to transform corporate responsibility and global sustainability frameworks into measurable, human-centric impact.

Natha specializes in high-stakes policy advice, public-private partnership architecture, and executive coaching. Having led global and national strategies, managed complex implementations and operations from headquarters in Geneva and Bangkok, she combines analytical engineering precision with diplomatic agility to build cross-sector consensus, protect corporate reputation, and guide organizational transformation.

Strategic Practice Leads at W-Magnet

W-Magnet delivers integrated advisory across four core pillars: Wealth, Workforce, World, and Wisdom. 

Natha leads the World and Wisdom practice areas, collaborating seamlessly with her partner’s leadership in Wealth and Workforce to provide end-to-end organizational solutions.

1. WORLD Practice Lead - Sustainability, Strategic Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement

Helping organizations build long-term business value while strengthening stakeholder trust and contributing positively to global society.

• CSR, Sustainability & ESG Architecture: Designing corporate social responsibility strategies, sustainability frameworks, and material ESG metrics that align with UN SDGs, drive commercial performance, and de-risk operations.

• Multi-Stakeholder Diplomacy & PPPs: Structuring public-private partnerships, cross-sector alliances, and corporate foundations across businesses, governments, multilateral bodies, and international business associations.

• High-Level Stakeholder Management: Navigating sensitive geopolitical landscapes, facilitating cross-sector consensus, and protecting corporate reputation across complex international environments.

2. WISDOM Practice Lead - Leadership Development & Executive Coaching

Helping leaders unlock their full potential through greater self-awareness, data-driven behavioral insights, and purposeful leadership.

• C-Suite & Executive Coaching: Providing confidential, objective, International Coaching Federation (ICF) coaching for senior leaders, emerging executives, and global/ regional/ national teams to navigate career transitions, scale capabilities, and manage high-pressure roles.

• Behavioral Science & Well-Being: Grounding coaching tracks in cutting-edge science, combining behavioral insights with health span and wellness methodologies to foster resilient, high-identity talent capability.

• Multi-Cultural Leadership & Collaboration: Cultivating inclusive workforces that champion open dialogue and equal participation while resolving friction across diverse, cross-border teams.

Key Leadership Milestones & Impact

Natha’s career is defined by gold-standard organizational firsts across industry and diplomacy:

• Merck Ltd.: Corporate Development & CSR Manager, Strategic Management Manager, Head of Chemical Distribution & Services, and Trade Compliance Manager. Established the company's first CSR and sustainability strategy, led the organization to achieve its first ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 certifications, managed product line portfolios, and earned a Global CSR Leadership Excellence Award along with commendations from the Government of Thailand.

• World Health Organization (WHO HQ, Geneva): Served as External Relations Officer and official focal point for private sector engagement and international business associations. Co-authored the WHO Secretariat’s first Overarching Stakeholder Engagement Strategy and first Private Sector Engagement Strategy. Managed over 100 high-level touchpoints with C-suite leaders and global platforms, including the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings in Davos.

• UNICEF (Geneva & Thailand): Architected the strategic resource mobilization and partnership framework that converted over 500 major organizational contacts into a USD 16 million+ impact portfolio for development and community infrastructure. Served as Chairperson of the UNICEF Thailand and East Asia Pacific Regional Office Staff Association.

• Johnson & Johnson, Rolls-Royce & Global Practice: Led planning, international affiliate customer service, supply chain and logistics, and technical management operations at Johnson & Johnson, served as Change Management Consultant at Rolls-Royce (Derby, UK), and actively coaches global, regional, and national leaders across private and public sectors.

Technical Foundation & Qualifications

• MSc in Entrepreneurship, Science and Technology (Distinction): The University of Nottingham, UK (awarded highest dissertation score).

• Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering: The University of Nottingham, UK.

• Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering: Thammasat University, Thailand.

• Executive Coaching Certification (ICF PCC Candidate): Professional Coach Certificate via Thailand Coaching Institute and Towards Mastery, enrolled in an ICF-approved Level 2 Advanced Coaching Certification Program.

• Wellness & Behavioral Science Education: Certificate in Building a Life of Wellness: The Science of Fostering Happiness and Health Span (Harvard Medical School), course completion in The Science of Well-Being (Yale University).

• Assessment Expertise: Certified in Hogan Assessments with over 20 years of executive supervisory experience.

Passionate in making our world and our lives, a little bit better, everyday.