Dr. Anjhula Mya Singh Bais
International Psychologist | Human Rights| Former Chair, Amnesty International

Described by The Sunday Times as “an activist, academic, and an aristocrat out to shatter myths surrounding mental illness and psychology,” Dr. Anjhula Mya Singh Bais is a globally recognized psychologist, trauma specialist, and human rights advocate.

As the Founder and Director of Fourth Dimension Consultancy, she advises on trauma, policy, and institutional accountability across borders. A pioneering voice at the intersection of mental health, ethics, and leadership, she brings deep experience from war zones to boardrooms, shaping global discourse on justice, accountability, and psychological resilience. She has provided psychological support to survivors of genocide, torture, and displacement across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, and has advised governments and multilateral institutions on trauma-informed policy.

Dr. Bais served as Chair of Amnesty International’s International Board (2021-2024), steering the global movement through complex geopolitical crises with integrity, strategic clarity, and a feminist lens. Under her leadership, Amnesty pursued bold reforms in governance, ethics, financial equity and survivor-centric approaches to human rights investigations.

Bestowed with citations by the American Psychological Association, she was recognised as Global Citizen Psychologist (2020), Early Career Achievement (2022), and Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest (2024).

Dr. Bais holds a PhD with distinction in International Psychology from The Chicago School, an MSc in Psychoanalysis from University College London, and a BA in Psychology & Philosophy from Lady Shri Ram College. She is an alumna of Columbia University, Harvard Kennedy School in Global Leadership and Public Policy and a former Apolitical Academy fellow.

She previously hosted the award-winning radio show Mind Matters on Lite FM, reaching over 1 million weekly listeners, where she demystified psychology and championed mental health awareness in everyday life. A former international fashion model named a Vogue supermodel, she has used her platform to centre body positivity and feminist representation, refusing covers unless aligned with these values.

Her life’s work is bridging activism and psychological analysis, East and West, inner work and structural change that sits at the nexus of psychology, ethics, feminism, and disruptive leadership.

She is a member of YPO and a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.