Chandrasekhar Sripada
Sripada Chandrasekhar (Chandra) is a Clinical Professor (Teaching), Organisational Behaviour at the Indian School of Business (ISB). He combines vast practitioner experience with deep academic interests in teaching, research, and scholarship. His current research interests focus on leadership, talent, culture, and the future of work in digital economies.
Professor Sripada teaches a range of courses covering topics such as power, influence, change, networks, personal and organisational leadership, strategic human resource management, and the future of work and careers.
He was a C-Suite executive with large public, private, and multinational (MNC) firms, and held the role of CHRO for more than 25 years. He has extensive cross-border experience of leading people and building human capital strategies across continents, nationalities, and cultures.
In addition to teaching PGP and modular programmes, Professor Sripada teaches extensively in ISB’s executive education programmes. He is a certified executive coach and serves on the boards of both for-profit companies and NGOs.
His recent publications include the edited book Leading Human Capital in 2020s (SAGE) and working papers on talent strategies in unicorns and global development centres.
- PhD in Organizational Behavior, Andhra University, 1991
- MBA, University of Leeds, 1987
- MA, University of Hyderabad, 1979
Academic positions
- 2017 - Present: Clinical Professor (OB), Indian School of Business
Professional Positions
- 2017 - Present: Executive Director - Human Capital & Leadership Initiative, Indian School Of Business
- 2013 - 2017: President & Global Head of HR, Dr. Reddy 's Laboratories
- 2009 - 2013: Vice President & CHRO ( South Asia), IBM
- 2004 - 2009: Vice President & CHRO, Capgemini
- 2000 - 2004: President & CHRO, Reliance Infocomm.
- 1996 - 2000: Vice President & CHRO, NIIT
- 1991 - 1996: General Manager & CHRO, Pennar Industries
- 1979 - 1991: Senior Manager - HR & OD, SAIL/RINL
- Ghosh, Koustab., Chauradia, Amit., Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2020) "Flock Together or Fly Alone: Cohort's effect on newcomer's job search and turnover", Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020 (1)
- Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2019) "Inclusive Hiring", Asian Management Insights, 6 (12), 28-33
- Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2019) "People at the Heart of Corporate Governance: Reimagining the Role of HRM", NHRD Network Journal, 12 (4), 364-375
- Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2019) "Executive Education in India: Now and in the Future", NHRD Network Journal, 12 (1), 64-67
- Sripada, Chandrasekhar., Chauradia, Amit., George, Glory. (2018) "Why the Gender Gap Persists in Indian Workplaces?", ISBInsight, 3 (9)
- Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2018) "Three Dimensions of a Great Place to Work", Asian Management Insights, Singapore Management University, 5 (1), 52-57
- Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2012) "Skill Based Volunteerism, how can organizations leverage their employees for social good?", NHRD Network Journal
- Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2008) "Towards Global HR-an equal challenge for all", Global HRM, NHRD Network Journal
- Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2024) "Shaping the Future of Work: Building flexible work organizations and unleashing the human capital of Bharat", Penguin Random House
- Sripada, Chandrasekhar. (2020) "Leading Human Capital in the 2020s", SAGE
- Sripada, Chandrasekhar., Ramnarayan, S., TV Rao. (2011) "Fostering Growth, Change and leadership”,Interview with Prof S Ramnarayan,", Organization Development-accelerating learning and transformation (2nd edition)
- Sripada, Chandrasekhar. "SEBI: Accelerating Change for a Rising India", Gyaan Kosh - Capability Building Commission, Government of India
- Sripada, Chandrasekhar., Menachery, Thomas. (2022) "Uniting Spirits: The Path to a New Culture at Diageo India", Harvard Business Publishing Education
- Sripada, Chandrasekhar., Shah, Geetika. (2021) "SAP Labs India: Building an Inclusive Organization", Harvard Business Publishing - Education, 19
- Sripada, Chandrasekhar., Shah, Geetika. (2019) "Building a great place to work: Intuit India", ISB-Harvard Publishing
- March 25, 2025: Podcast on Future of Work, The Brand Called You.
- November 1, 2024: Companies Should Be Audited for How They Treat Their Employees, Outlook Business.
- October 2, 2024: Shaping the Future of Work: Building Flexible Work Options & Unleashing the Human Capital of Bharat, L&OD Roundtable.
- September 3, 2024: Video Interview - ETV Bharat, ETV Bharat.
- August 19, 2024: Embracing flexibility with work: A new era for India's workforce, THE MINT.
- July 26, 2024: Gen Z will demand and drive flexibility at Indian workplaces, Scroll.in.
- July 9, 2024: Japan is paying workers to live in rural areas. Remote work is key to India’s future too, Theprint.in.
- July 8, 2024: Shaping The Future Of Work: Flexibility Is The New Currency & We Must Catch Up, shethepeople.
- November 6, 2023: 70 hour workweek, CNBC.
- January 17, 2023: Inputs regarding jobs creation in India, cnn.com.
- October 30, 2022: NEP ‘credits’: Will they recognise what matters?, Hindu Businessline.
- June 28, 2021: Tackling the third wave and beyond, Times of India.
- January 19, 2021: Work from Home needs an Ecosystem - Op-Ed, Island Daily - Srilanka.
- January 11, 2021: Let this be a year of weaning away from offices, The New Indian Express.
- October 27, 2020: A robust ecosystem for remote work, Deccan Herald.
- June , 2020: Pandemic and remote work: Interview, Indian Express.
- April , 2020: First Priority: Human Capital, Fortune India.
- April 26, 2019: Why the gender gap persists in Indian workplaces, Forbes India.
- February 8, 2019: In 2019, is human capital on top of your board’s agenda?, Fortune India.
- October 28, 2018: India’s talent crisis: Is it a musk deer tragedy?, Forbes India.
- October 7, 2018: Who will bell the cat?, Business Standard.
- May , 2014: Invest in Yourself: Keep learning through all your life” Interview with Sumit Choudhury, Rule of the game, Sumit D Chowdhury, Bloomsbury.
- February , 1998: Leading Change through Human Resources towards a globally competitive India, Tata McGraw Hill.
