Anthony Kasozi, a leadership coach and consultant who helped clients gain confidence and navigate difficult conversations, has died of cancer at the age of 65. He worked with organisations including the International Committee for the Red Cross, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the African Academy of Science, and the Mental Health Foundation.
Career and approach
Kasozi specialised in leadership development, often dealing with directors and multinational teams in stressful situations. Colleagues said he had a rare ability to create calm and a sense of possibility, drawing out the best in people. He possessed extraordinary intellectual, emotional, and social intelligence, and was known for his lightness of touch and courage to address difficult issues when needed.
After graduating from Birmingham University in 1982, he worked for PwC and then at the consulting arm of Ashridge Business School in Hertfordshire. In 2008, he founded his own consultancy, Quilibra Consulting. He co-authored The Leadership Shadow (2014) with Erik de Haan and published a poetry collection, Starting Points, in 2025.
Early life and family
Born in Kampala, Uganda, to Erifereti Kasozi, an industrial chemist, and Yunia (nee Njuki), a home economist and daughter of Baganda chief Simione Njuki, Kasozi attended Budo College. At 16, he fled Idi Amin's rule with his family to Kenya, completing his A-levels at Starehe Boys' School in Nairobi.
He came to the UK in 1979 to study international studies at Birmingham University, where he met fellow student Tanya. They married after graduating in 1982. Tanya worked for the British Red Cross before becoming a bereavement counsellor. The couple lived in Surrey, except for 1990-92 when they lived in Uganda working for the charity ACET (Aids, Care, Education and Training).
Survivors
Anthony Kasozi is survived by his wife Tanya, their daughters Alex and Robyn, and two grandsons.
