Divya Gianchandani

Lead a coaching and leadership development practice supporting CXOs, founders, and senior leaders across industries including tech, consumer goods, manufacturing, and professional services.

Indicative recent engagements include:

• Strategic Team Development: Led a deep-dive team diagnostic and leadership development journey for a consumer products startup, improving strategic alignment, interpersonal collaboration, and trust across the senior team.
• Succession & Culture Readiness: Conducted leadership assessments and systemic culture listening for a manufacturing client to evaluate next-generation leaders and succession pipeline readiness.
• Leader-as-Coach Capability Building: Designed and delivered a six-month flagship “Leader as Coach” program for a professional services firm across India and the US, integrating live workshops, supervised coaching, and ongoing feedback to embed a coaching culture.
• Executive Coaching: Coached senior leaders, founders, and CXOs on leadership presence, relational impact, and personal effectiveness across a range of growth, change, and transition contexts.
• IPO-Ready Leadership Development: Built a highly customized leadership journey for a high-growth tech startup preparing for IPO, enabling next-in-line leaders to shift from startup to enterprise-ready leadership.

• Led the design and program management of high-impact leadership journeys for BCG’s Leadership Institute, supporting 70+ senior leaders per cohort across Asia Pacific and the Middle East to become future-ready.
• Partnered closely with MDPs and regional sponsors to deliver programs focused on personal leadership, strategic thinking, and building organizational talent capabilities.
• Launched BCG’s Climate & Sustainability leadership program, expanding the Institute’s portfolio and earning strong stakeholder endorsement.
• Developed and piloted the bespoke ‘6H’ leadership self-assessment and competency framework, now embedded in BCG’s flagship program to help leaders navigate discontinuity and complexity of a fast changing world.

• Led the Culture COE charter for the region, driving the rollout of the Carrier Way through systems-informed coaching, top-team facilitation, and senior leadership engagement. Enabled cultural transformation by training HRBPs and partnering with business heads to role model and embed new leadership behaviors.
• Headed the Talent COE for India, working across five distinct businesses to evolve leadership practices and shape a more people-centered culture. Aligned talent initiatives with business transformation goals and diverse operational realities.
• Coached high-potential leaders internally, integrating 360-degree feedback and psychometric assessments (e.g., Hogan, MBTI) to deepen self-awareness and leadership effectiveness in a structured, outcomes-focused approach.
• Adapted seamlessly to a manufacturing-led context, engaging across HVAC, R&D, factory operations, and digital innovation to deliver leadership development solutions tailored to local systems and business maturity levels.

• Designed and led the internal L&D strategy for Aon’s India Consulting business, building a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Developed a comprehensive learning portfolio tailored to consulting needs, integrating global programs with locally relevant content and communications.
• Created and implemented a high-potential leadership journey and senior leader development tracks through bespoke, context-specific interventions.
• Pioneered virtual learning journeys for entry-level consultants across APAC in 2018—well ahead of pandemic-driven shifts—demonstrating innovation and scalability in capability building.

• Led large-scale leadership and organizational development projects across APAC and the Middle East during times of M&A, restructuring, and growth.
• Advised senior leaders and boards on succession, leadership strategy, culture alignment, and transformation readiness across diverse sectors including banking, telecom, and energy.
• Delivered executive assessments and debriefs using Hogan, MBTI, Facet5, and 360 tools, driving leadership insight and top-team alignment.
• Designed and facilitated development centers and custom leadership journeys, including for Aon Hewitt Learning Center (AHLC), while mentoring junior consultants and strengthening internal capability.

• Led consulting projects in rewards, workforce planning, and people strategy, supporting public and private sector clients across India and select countries in Asia and Middle East.
• Spearheaded banking sector forums across the Gulf to drive market benchmarking, insights, and client engagement.
• Contributed to a strategic workforce planning initiative for a major government hospital in Riyadh, helping optimize cost structures and improve operational effectiveness.