In the past 28 years of working with the corporate world, Suman has been instrumental in helping Organizations in drawing up the Vision, Mission and Values, Leadership workshop, first time managers workshops/Business workshops. She has been instrumental in bringing about Leadership learning in people at various levels in the Organization including CXO’s, MD’s, Chairman, etc. She has trained thousands of Managers (at various levels) from different companies over the last 18 years, and has engaged and facilitated Leadership conversations at the very senior levels are – Wockhardt, Novartis, Credit Saisson, Emtec, Standard Chartered Bank, Sears Holding Ltd, State Bank, Kotak Mahindra bank Ericsson, Taj Hotels, A C Nielsen, Hilti, Mazgoan Dock Ltd, Fortis Hospitals, Nivea, Saba, Escorts, Crompton Greaves, Phoenix Mills Ltd, Kalpataru Ltd and in media-VIACOM 18,TIMES OF INDIA,.NDTV,STAR TV .RADIO MIRCH FOR SUCH BIG INTERVENTIONS PLUS  350 MORE companies.

She has been a Coach for many Leaders from various Organizations, including those who were a part of the INSEAD Leadership program (for 3 consecutive years).

Suman holds a PhD in Organization Development, is an accredited Coach from ICF (PCC) and is a postgraduate from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, with more than two decades of experience in strategic and operational capacities enhancing organizational effectiveness. Having worked with industries ranging from Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail, Service, IT/ITES, etc., she currently is the Director for a Training & HR Consulting Company ‐ Atiitya.

Her past experience as Head HR & L & D provides her both the strategic and tactical approach to the learning sessions. She has served Ion Exchange, Pantaloons, Tracmail, GE  Mastek and Motilal Oswal Financial Services in her employment days.

She has had the opportunity to strategize the Human Resource function as a major    

partner in overall business growth. She has contributed extensively to competency development, Talent management and Leadership emergence in various organizations.

Suman’s strength lies in understanding the behavioural dimensions of work and enhancing people effectiveness.

She is best known for her facilitation skills using the Group Coaching model and her debriefing of observed behaviours. She has conceptualized, operationalized and implemented various interventions for Leadership development across various levels across various industries.

She has contributed to academics while being associated with various educational institutes, including Nirma University, TISS, ISTD, Welingkar, etc as faculty and Mentor. She is the facilitator for the ‘Womentoring’ initiative launched by NHRDN Mumbai for the young women executives in the corporate world.

Suman has been closely associated with the world leaders in Assessment and Development Centers and Competency mapping. She has conducted several development centers and worked with hundreds of executives to create a development plan and work on Leadership Enhancement. She has Lead, designed Assessment & Development Centers and assessed many hundreds of Managers and Leaders from – Wockhardt, Carrier, Kalpataru, Saraswat Bank, Aditya Birla group, Taj Hotels, Bayer, Mahindra, Saraswat Bank, etc.

She has been a coach to  senior executives to enhance their effectiveness in managing people. She specializes in working with Senior Leaders in providing 360‐degree feedback and creating plans for individual development. She is a GE certified trainer, with the wherewithal to train on various leadership programs.

She has Facilitated Leadership workshops for different sectors and industries. In the consulting space, she has facilitated Leadership development for companies like PwC, Deloitte, E&Y, BCG, etc to name a few.

She has been instrumental in building a Consulting business in the area of Leadership Development with a pool of 75 experts/consultants.

Suman is the current President of the Association of Mumbai Coaches and contributes actively for the development of Coaching practice.

She holds membership with ICF and was the Chair for the Global Coaching Conference held at Mumbai on behalf of Asia Pacific Association of Coaches (APAC), Singapore.

Suman is a certified Business Coach from Leadership University, USA and a Breakthrough NLP Coach. Her other credentials include;