Proof
The record behind the work.
Measured impact, awards, words from people I've worked with, and the journey so far.
Impact, measured
What participants said, in numbers.
Source: Participant evaluations, 2018–2020
62
workshops
842
participant evaluations
12
countries
Singapore · Hong Kong · Indonesia · Thailand · Philippines · Cambodia · South Korea · India · Kuwait · Australia · China (virtual) · Malaysia (virtual)
Overall value
4.6 / 5
Learning
4.5 / 5
“Created an engaging learning environment”
4.7 / 5
95%
of sessions rated 4 or higher
59 of 62 sessions
The impact ladder
From how a session felt, to what people learned, to what changed at work 90 days later.
Step 1
4.5
Reaction
Step 2
4.5
Learning
Step 3
4.0
Behaviour after 90 days
Step 4
4.0
Performance after 90 days
The 6 C's of AI Readiness
Average self-rated readiness 1.9 → 4.2 (≈2.2×)
Leaders on a Gen AI for Leaders programme rated themselves on my six C's — Context, Clarity, Confidence, Communication, Collaboration, Control — before and after.
About the 6 C's| Readiness | Before → after |
|---|---|
| Context | 2.0 → 4.3 |
| ClarityImpact of Gen AI | 2.4 → 4.1 |
| ClarityAI vs ML vs Gen AI | 2.1 → 4.0 |
| ConfidenceDiscuss Gen AI | 2.6 → 4.1 |
| ConfidenceApply Gen AI | 2.6 → 4.1 |
| CommunicationExplain to team | 1.7 → 4.3 |
| CommunicationManage projects & vendors | 1.8 → 4.1 |
| CollaborationKey project roles | 1.3 → 4.0 |
| CollaborationExpert network | 1.4 → 4.6 |
| Control | 1.6 → 4.0 |
Self-ratings out of 5. Pre-survey n=12, post-survey n=8; respondents not matched.
In their words
Testimonials coming soon.
Words from people I've worked with will appear here once they've agreed to share them.
Recognition
Honours along the way.
Best APAC Coach
Gold · Go Coach Awards · 2022
Best APAC Coach
Silver · 2023
Gallup All Star Award
8 times · Dec 2013 – Oct 2020
Gallup Chairman's Council
2020
HRD Magazine Rising Star
2016
ISB Young Leader Award
Top 3%
ICF Associate Certified Coach
International Coaching Federation · 2019
As featured in
Future of Work Series APAC 2026
2026
Transform Talent Hong Kong 2025
HR Online · 2025
Learning & Development Asia Singapore 2023
HR Online · 2023
APAC Coaches monthly talk
2023
Journey
Two decades across four countries.
2003–2010
Early career
India
- Genpact · 2003–04
- Fidelity International · 2005–07
- International College of Financial Planning, Sr Manager · 2007–09
- Value Heads Consulting, Founder & Director · New Delhi · 2010
2010–11
Indian School of Business
MBA · India
- Goldman Sachs experiential project
- ISB Young Leader Award (top 3%)
2011–12
Artaaj
UAE
2012–2022
Gallup
Singapore
- Director of Talent Sourcing, SE Asia, Pacific, Middle East & Europe · 2012–18
- Workplace Consultant & Learning Business Partner · 2013–18
- Regional Director, ASEAN · 2019–20
- Executive Leadership Coach, Senior Workplace Consultant · 2020–22
- 8× All Star Award · Dec 2013 – Oct 2020
- HRD Magazine Rising Star 2016 · Chairman's Council 2020
Jul 2015 – present
PSB Academy
Business Advisory Board Member · Singapore
Oct 2022 – Oct 2024
Manulife
Director, Global Learning · Singapore
- Led GenAI learning work
Dec 2024 – present
DFI Retail Group
Hong Kong · Current
- Head of Group Leadership Development & People & Culture AI Products · since Sep 2025
- Head of Leadership Development, Group · Dec 2024 – Sep 2025
CliftonStrengths®
My top 5 strengths
As a strengths coach, I practise what I teach.
- 1Strategic
- 2Positivity
- 3Competition
- 4Responsibility
- 5Futuristic
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About
Leaders grow when people and technology work together.
Since September 2025 I've been Head of Group Leadership Development & People & Culture AI Products at DFI Retail Group in Hong Kong, after joining DFI in December 2024 as Head of Leadership Development, Group. My work sits where people, performance and technology meet — helping leaders grow, and helping organisations build the capability to keep growing.
Before DFI, I was Director, Global Learning at Manulife in Singapore (2022–2024), where I led our GenAI learning work. Before that I spent a decade at Gallup in Singapore (2012–2022): leading talent sourcing across Southeast Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East and Europe, as a workplace consultant and learning business partner, as Regional Director for ASEAN, and as an executive leadership coach. Since 2015 I've also served on the Business Advisory Board of PSB Academy in Singapore.
My earlier career took me through Genpact, Fidelity International and the International College of Financial Planning, to founding Value Heads Consulting in New Delhi, and then to Artaaj in the UAE. I hold an MBA from the Indian School of Business (Class of 2011), where I was elected Director of the Placements Committee, led a 50-member team and received the ISB Young Leader Award (top 3%). I'm an ICF Associate Certified Coach (2019), hold a Wharton Online certificate in HR Management & Analytics (2021), and work fluently in English and Hindi.