Anil K. Khandelwal; T. V. Rao

T. V. Rao is currently the Chairman of T. V. Rao Learning Systems Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad. He was a Professor at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) between 1973 and 1994 and, subsequently, Adjunct/Visiting Professor until 214. He is the Founder President of the National HRD Network (NHRDN), and the First Honorary Director of the Academy of HRD, India. He was also the President of the Indian Society for Applied Behavioral Science (ISABS). Dr Rao has worked as an HRD Advisor to the Reserve Bank of India, has assisted the Administrative Reforms Commission in reviewing the personnel management practices for civil services, and has also served as a member of the HRM Review Committee of Nationalised Banks set up by the Ministry of Finance. Dr Rao has worked as a short-term consultant to UNESCO, Ministry of Health, Indonesia; National Entrepreneurial Development Association, Malaysia; and the Commonwealth Secretariat, London. Dr Rao has over 5 books to his credit, of which 15 are authored jointly with Dr Udai Pareek. Anil K Khandelwal, Ph.D., is a thought leader, author, international speaker on leadership and governance. An acclaimed authority on HR and leadership in the banking sector, he is a rare transformation leader who moved from HR specialisation to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position in two large public sector banks (PSBs). He was featured amongst the 1 most powerful CEOs in India by the Economic Times for three consecutive years between 25 and 28. Transforming Bank of Baroda (BoB) (25-28), in particular from a staid PSB to one of India??s most valuable international banks won him many awards, including the Asian Banker Singapore??s Lifetime Achievement Award. His brand of human resources (HR) leadership and its application in business turnaround also won him the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National HRD Network. He chaired the government-appointed committee on HR in PSBs and was a member of the first Banks Board Bureau appointed by the government for banking reforms and selection of whole-time directors. He has been a UNDP consultant to the banking reform commission in Tanzania and also a short-term visiting professor, at Asian Institute of Management, Manila. He has been an advisor and board member to several corporates. He is an internationally recognised keynote speaker and has trained over 5, leaders in India and abroad. Peter Cappelli (Wharton) calls him an HR Hero, Dave Ulrich (Michigan) describes him as an exceptional CEO and Tom Peters (author of In Search of Excellence) rates him as a ??very wise leader??. He has authored/co-authored/edited eight books, including the bestselling Dare to Lead (SAGE,211), CEO, Chess Master or Gardener (Oxford University Press,218), and Transformational Leadership in Banking (SAGE 221). He has been an advisor to international consulting firms such as Accenture, Booz and Company, Hewitt, and KPMG. He has travelled to 8 countries and lives in Mumbai. He can be reached at akk1948@gmail.com Twitter handle: @anugyaan Website: www.anilkhandelwal.in