Supria Dhanda

Supria Dhanda

Supria Dhanda

Executive Board Member

Supria Dhanda is a Business leader

with more than 25 years of corporate experience in leading technology companies like Western Digital, SanDisk, Alcatel-Lucent and General Electric. Her last assignment was Country Manager- India and Vice President for Western Digital, provider of data storage solutions.

Currently, she serves as Executive Board Member for ABS India, a leading System Integrator in the Telecommunications Industry and she is responsible for driving transformation and growth imperatives. She is also a PhD doctoral student at XLRI and ESEMP Fellow with AIB(Academy of International Business). Her chosen area of focus is Entrepreneurial Strategy and International Business, researching new, young and innovative Born Global Firms, their antecedents and post entry-performance in emerging markets.

Supria has held Executive leadership roles in both business and people functions and worked across American, European and Asian cultures.

Supria has anchored Mergers & Acquisitions and has been an Entrepreneur as well. Supria’ s fusion of Business Acumen, Corporate Strategy and Organizational Development has been instrumental in driving high performance culture and strong growth. She believes in architecting a bold vision, articulating a clear strategic intent, defining business imperatives and rallying leadership teams to innovate, think big and execute as one team.

A TEDX speaker, co-author of ‘Wiley Innovation Black Book Enterprise 4.0’ with a chapter on ‘Unleashing the Transformative Power of Innovation: A Perspective on GCCs’, Supria is a thought leader in Engineering R&D industry of India and serves on the NASSCOM Engineering R&D Council, NASSCOM Regional Council for Karnataka, is a TIE Charter member for Delhi NCR and advisory panel member of Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) representing the ESDM sector and member of Advisory Board for WILL and V-WA. She is also leading Women@Work, a KDEM initiative, for Government of Karnataka. She is a sought-after speaker and moderator in Technology industry and is a powerful voice in defining what next for Global Capability Centers(GCC) in Technology domains.

An Authentic leader, passionate about Technology, she believes in nurturing relationships and forming win-win partnerships. She is equally passionate about working with Tech start-ups and catalyzing the start-up eco system in India. She is also an ICF (International Coach Federation) certified PCC level Executive Coach and has completed her Masters level certification (MCLC) and believes in Coaching CXOs and Senior Women leaders in developing Inclusive Future Leadership for a Balanced World.