Leader — Transforming Purpose into Practice

As Chief Social Responsibility Officer at Tata Consultancy Services I built enterprise-level programs to embed purpose in strategy, operations and culture. I lead with a bias for measurable outcomes — aligning business model levers to create economic opportunity at the last mile.

30M+

beneficiaries (women, youth, marginalized groups)

20M

volunteer hours mobilized

$40M

pro-bono technology value contributed

11K

cross-sector leaders engaged

Impact Snapshot

World Economic Forum

U.S. Chamber Foundation

United Nations

Tata Trusts

Harvard

Stanford

Interactive timeline

2021

Enterprise Purpose Strategy

Launched scalable frameworks to integrate purpose into global operating model and governance.

2019

Digital Skills for Millions

Designed programs reaching millions of learners across 48 countries, with a focus on girls and underrepresented groups.

2016

Livelihoods & Entrepreneurship

Scaled village-level digital entrepreneurship programs achieving market-based income growth for women participants.

Advisor — Board-ready counsel for purpose & performance

I advise CEOs, boards and foundations on aligning capital, talent and technology for inclusive, durable impact. My advisory work marries rigorous strategy with practical execution — from M&A integration to enterprise governance for ESG.

Advisory copy (persona-targeted) — for CXOs & Boards

I partner with executives who want to convert purpose into enterprise advantage. Expect bold diagnostics, a prioritized roadmap and operational playbooks — then help implementing them across governance, incentives and customer-facing programs.

Representative engagements

200+

transformation programs advised

$30B

in digital transformation transactions supported

Board

service across philanthropic & impact funds

Case Study highlights

WEF: Closing the Skills Gap

Led cross-sector frameworks that enabled large-scale reskilling programs (17M+ metric impact across partner networks).

CECP Integration

Helped align purpose strategies across 250+ companies to drive consistent measurement and accountability.

Speaker — Keynotes on Purpose, AI for Good & the Future of Work

Engaging keynotes that blend big ideas, practical frameworks and stories from the field. Audience: C-suite, policymakers, funders and practitioners.

Signature talks (short descriptions for programs / event pages)

Purpose-Driven Leadership — Why purpose is a strategic asset and how to operationalize it.
AI for Social Good — Practical approaches to deploying AI ethically to solve education, healthcare and workforce challenges.
Scaling Impact: Systems & Partnerships — Designing partnerships, metrics and funding models that scale and sustain outcomes.

Speaking highlights

WEF

World Economic Forum sessions

US Chamber

Business Solves Summit

CECP

Purpose-Focused Summits

Bookable topics & formats

Keynote, fireside, panel moderation, executive workshops and board sessions. AV & technical rider available on request.

Coach — Building leaders & teams that last

I work with executives and leadership teams to align purpose, cadence and capabilities. My approach blends coaching, operating system design (rhythm of business), and practical governance to make good strategy stick.

Coaching offering (for HR heads & CHROs)

Executive coaching (board-facing leaders)
Transformation coaching for cross-functional leadership teams
Design of rhythm of business, KPIs, and decision rights

Programs & deliverables

Leadership cohorts

3–6 month sprints with hands-on design workshops

Governance packs

Board & exec-ready playbooks

Team design

Architecting high-performing, inclusive teams

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