Aruna Anand

Global L&OD Leader | Leadership Development | Culture Transformation | 20+ yrs | Ex-CEO | Building High-Performance Organizations

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

About

I am a Learning & Organizational Development leader with 20+ years of experience building leadership capability, shaping culture, and enabling business growth through strategic learning interventions. What sets my journey apart is the combination of enterprise L&OD leadership and a decade of CEO experience. This allows me to approach learning not as a support function—but as a business lever for performance, engagement, and transformation. I’ve led global initiatives across leadership development, mentoring ecosystems, onboarding transformation, and culture-building—partnering closely with senior leaders to embed learning into the fabric of how organizations operate. My areas of focus include: • Leadership development & succession pipelines • Organizational development & culture transformation • Enterprise learning strategy & experience design • Mentoring & coaching frameworks • Learning analytics & impact measurement I’m particularly passionate about building inclusive, high-performance cultures where learning is continuous, practical, and deeply embedded in everyday work.

Experience

  • Gigamon (3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Manager, Global L&OD
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Sr Lead, Learning & Facilitation
      Jul 2023 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Trainer at ThoughtWorks
    Jun 2021 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Dignity Foundation ()
    • CEO
      Jan 2019 - Feb 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • COO
      Jun 2017 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Development Consultant at Start up organisations
    Jun 2012 - May 2017 · 5 yrs

    Working as a consultant for several small start up enterprises in helping them with their strategic plans, business models, fund raising strategies etc.

  • Leisure, Travel, Hobbies at On a Sabbatical
    Dec 2011 - May 2012 · 6 mos