Sam Sahni

Sam Sahni brings over 20 years of global experience in workplace strategy, leading transformative solutions for organisations across the UK, Europe, APAC and North America. His career spans senior roles in top consulting, design and construction firms, where he honed expertise in real estate strategy, portfolio optimisation and end-to-end project delivery. Known for his data-led, human-centred approach, Sam helps CEOs and C-Suite leaders align their workplaces with evolving business objectives. His work turns offices into strategic assets that drive culture, engagement and productivity — not just spaces to occupy. He has authored multiple whitepapers, contributed to global research, and spoken at international conferences on the role of the workplace in advancing human performance. Sam founded Work Transformers to reimagine workplace strategy through a combination of expert consultancy, deep research and AI-powered intelligence. • WorkTransformers.com provides high-end workplace strategy consultancy, offering bespoke advice, change leadership and human expertise. • WorkTransformers.ai is an AI-driven platform that delivers scalable workplace intelligence, enabling organisations worldwide to apply insights 24/7. Together, they deliver holistic, actionable and sustainable workplace strategies, solving real-world challenges through innovation, design thinking and purpose-driven change.

At AIS, Sam was responsible for leading client and markets activities covering insider sales, rev ops, marketing, sales platform enablement and the building of a market leading advisory capability for priority growth areas of the business. Sam was responsible for bringing the full force of the client & markets platform to the business – aligning needs of AIS clients and AIS business vision to drive growth. Other than delivering various growth strategies in play, Sam also focused on building a strong human centric culture at AIS that puts people first. He is a strong believer that high performing teams can only be built by fostering a culture of personal development, camaraderie, honesty and open communications. Using data and analytics to help drive continuous improvement and creating a winning environment, Sam and his team worked each day to enhance the client value proposition and deliver strong business growth.

Sam lead Strategy for EMEA region providing advisory services to multi national corporations across the region and the globe. Services include Workplace Strategy, Change management, portfolio strategy, technology advisory, design and construction.

Sam headed Unispace's Enterprise discipline and was an operational member of the European Leadership Team. Unispace is a growth focused global design firm with integrated project delivery capabilities. The way people work has changed, which is why Unispace believes it’s time to turn the traditional workplace design model upside down. We deliver a seamless methodology with globally recognised talent collaborating on local projects from strategy to design and delivery. We call it Think Create Make and here’s how it transforms our clients’ experience. We offer global intelligence-led strategy, cutting edge design and excellent project delivery on site. Organisations and their people attain the most value from workplaces built on human-centred research. We partner with clients (our Enterprise accounts) to co-create, ask hard questions, challenge convention, apply new thinking from multiple disciplines & perspectives and create solutions for a more profitable, effective and human business future. Unispace was acquired by PAG private equity in 2021 and since then Sam and his team have been leading the global effort to create value for both the clients and the business.

As an experienced C-Suite advisor, Sam developed and lead Unispace's Strategy and Change Management discipline where he and his team delivered several workplace transformation programs for clients across the globe. During the last 5 years, Sam has been highly vocal on the concept of ‘Destination Workplaces’ i.e. delivering environments where people love being in, not have to be in. Since the global pandemic, Sam and his team have been leading the industry in helping several organisations globally to deliver the ‘Propeller framework’ which takes the concept of Destination Workplaces to the next level. With several hundred end-to-end workplace projects under his belt, Sam’s knowledge comes from exposure to a variety of sectors including Finance, FMCG, Technology, Real Estate and Engineering.

Sam joined Morgan Lovell in 2014 and over his time at the firm, he lead the development of Workplace Consultancy offer for the business. Through practices that enabled highly efficient cross functional workflows, Sam and his team delivered several ground breaking workplace projects for key clients across the UK. He also helped put the firm on the map through his consistent thought leadership and public facing initiatives. Sam was also a member of the ML Leadership team where he formed several life long friendships with his peers.

Sam originally joined DEGW, where he worked with closely Frank Duffy on projects such as The Southbank Centre. Later, he worked with DEGW's highly talented and forward thinking workforce on several workplace projects within Engineering and Banking Sectors. Through a series of acquisitions, DEGW became AECOM where Sam led several project teams delivering holistic workplace solutions and generating business value for key clients across the globe (incl. corporate, public sector, learning & research and healthcare environments).

In order to share learning and contribute back, Sam co-ran an Architecture studio at Post Graduate level within the School of Architecture & Built Environment at University of Greenwich. Studio's key focus was to help mature students build a balanced approach in delivering outstanding Architecture designs that were backed by evidence led and commercially viable approaches. We focused on business & organisational design aspects within projects, whilst adhering to the strict requirements of the Royal Institute of British Architects on course requirements.

Sam co-founded an Architectural Practice in London where he worked alongside property developers on several mixed use conversion projects. With a small in-house workforce ranging between 5-15 people, we worked on delivering design led and economically viable solutions through use of parametric technology. During this time, Sam developed several long standing relationships with Clients, Brokers, PMs and QS's whilst co-working with partners on financial management of the firm. Key projects included Palm Bay Renault and Blue Bell Hill residential developments in Kent, UK.

Following the completion of his Part 2 of Architectural education, Sam joined KPF in London's Covent Garden district. He worked on Amsterdam Zuidas scheme (£60 m) which was a winning competition entry. Following completion of early stages of the masterplan, the team worked with Dutch developers OVG to design Edge building for Deloitte which is well known as one of the smartest workplaces in the world. Following this, Sam worked with a large KPF team on the Abu Dhabi International Airport project (£4.5 b). One of the most advanced projects at the time of design, ADIA team deployed best in class parametric modelling tools to deliver a solution that achieves high UX and environmental scoring. From 2025 onwards, all passengers landing in Abu Dhabi will be able to relish the unique experiences within the large mid-field terminal complex.

Under the Deck banner, Sam carried out extensive consultancy work with our local government clients at the time (Rural Enterprise & Regional Affairs, Kent) who were looking into the development of possible alliances and feasible options to develop their facilities supporting incubation & entrepreneurship activities in the Thames Gateway region.

Sam worked as an Architectural Assistant at Nightingale Associates where he carried out feasibility studies, created detailed design and planning documentation and assisted with client co-ordination on behalf of company Directors to advance several learning and healthcare projects. Key development and re-furbishment projects included Croydon College (£12m), Mid-Kent College (£13m) and Arcadia Fashion Academy (£3m).