Kochi, Kerala, India
I believe in the power of humans to create a fairer, kinder, and better world through authentic collaboration and healthy competition. With more than 30 years of leadership experience, I work with C-suite leaders in navigating uncertainty, complexity, scale, and transformation. I work at the intersection of bold strategy and deep emotional intelligence—partnering with CEOs and senior executives who are ready to challenge constraints and lead beyond perceived limits. I operate from a powerful premise: there is no box. This abundance mindset unlocks bold decisions, courageous leadership, and breakthrough performance. C-suite leaders engage with me from around the world to elevate strategic clarity, strengthen executive presence, align top teams, and accelerate measurable growth. The ROI is tangible: faster alignment, higher-impact decisions, resilient leadership, and sustained enterprise value creation. My career has spanned senior leadership in government, higher education, and industry. I spent nearly two decades with the British Columbia Government in progressive roles up to Executive Director abd Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, before leading organizational excellence and HR transformation at NewGen KnowledgeWorks in India. I later served as Associate Vice President, External Relations at Simon Fraser University. In 2025, I returned to India and launched a global consultancy focused on impact consulting, corporate training, education, skill development, public speaking, and cross-continental projects. I currently serve as Co-President of the BC-India Business Network (India) and advise several organizations including the Global Emerging Leadership Program, Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival, The Inclusion Project, QClairvoyance, ACET Group, TechDiva Foundation, and the National Federation for the Blind (Maharashtra). Multilingual, collaborative, empathetic and deeply committed to authenticity, I am passionate about living and working with purpose and about leaving a legacy that makes my children proud.
Key Duties & Responsibilities • Function as a key member of the University's senior leadership team, spearheading a cohesive and focused approach to the development and enhancement of external relations in order to further the University's interests and the goals of its Strategic Plan. • Ensure that SFU’s External Relations priorities, strategies, plans and programs are aligned with the University's academic planning and priorities and designed to advance them. • Provide leadership in developing a framework and processes to support the identification and management of strategic partnerships. • Strengthen SFU’s ties, locally and nationally, by reinforcing existing relationships and building new relationships with, community partners, business leaders, governments, media, academic and other institutions; promoting equal opportunity through impact investing, technology and advocacy work; represent SFU on United Way Cabinet. • Communicate SFU’s vision and goals to the internal community of faculty, staff and students, and to the broader external community; driving the university engagement strategy with industry, government, non-government organizations and local communities; increasing demand for internships, work integrated learning, research, exchange and opportunities to study overseas. • Work with the Communications and Marketing and Events and Ceremonies teams to develop comprehensive, integrated communications, marketing strategies and inclusive world-class events. • Provide leadership as needed to the Executive Directors/Senior Staff at various departments and faculties; strengthen reconciliation, diversity and inclusion initiatives. • Able to influence the organization at various levels and build consensus towards achieving the vision and goals of the University. • An articulate communicator with highly effective presentation and public speaking skills; relate to diverse groups of people and communicate effectively; be authentic and inspire transformation.
Organizational excellence, Continuous quality improvement, Strategic human resources, Leadership development, Diversity/Inclusion initiatives, Corporate social responsibility, Business development, External/Internal stakeholder relations and Special projects (increasing participation and retention of women in the workforce in collaboration with Talking Cranes - UK/US).
In March 2012, British Columbia established the Provincial Office of Domestic Violence. The office is the permanent lead for the B.C. government in coordinating and strengthening services for children and families affected by domestic violence. www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/podv/index.htm http://www.saysomethingbc.ca/ Role and Responsibility Developing, maintaining and strengthening strategic alliances and stakeholder relationships. Providing advice and recommendations to Senior Ministry Executives, on a systemic approach to domestic violence across government; including development of provincial strategies and campaigns. Representing the ministry or province at committees on a number of critical issues to ensure the image, credibility and positions of the provincial government are maintained. Liaising and consulting with academic and community based researchers and service providers, including those representing Aboriginal, immigrant, persons with special needs and other diverse groups. Building and fostering partnerships with a diverse range of senior leaders and communications leads Leading development of strategic communications materials; supporting the development of Treasury Board submissions, Cabinet submissions, estimates materials and reports to support projects, initiatives, and operational needs. Providing advice to senior Executive on stakeholder relationship status. Conducting annual reviews of stakeholder relationships. Using the results of these reviewing, recommending and implementing business changes as necessary. Supervising staff including recruitment, development and evaluation of performance plans, response to grievances, and initiation of discipline processes. Directing, negotiating and managing professional service contracts. Strengthening innovation, collaboration and partnerships with cross-sectoral key stakeholders – public, private, non-profit to address complex social challenges.