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.