Dr Rima Ghose Chowdhury

A seasoned HR leader and practitioner with over two decades of experience in Corporate and Academia, Dr Rima has been instrumental in building Technology and Leadership capabilities in reputed enterprises like IBM, Sony Pictures Networks India, Quinnox, Haldia Petrochemicals. In her previous roles, she has championed change management in the Technology and Culture space to bring in the right blend of Hi-Tech and Hi-Touch culture.

In her past Academic stint, Dr Rima held the position of Professor and Head of Department – HR at N.L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies & Research, with the additional responsibility of leading and facilitating Management course delivery for the Indian Navy.

Dr. Rima is a Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Technology from Jadavpur University, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM) and holds a Ph.D. in the Leadership domain from DY Patil University.

Deeply passionate about developing Leaders, Dr Rima has been a Facilitator / Consultant / Trainer in MDP/FDPs, an International mentor for HR student of Middlesex University Business School, UK, trained Trainer by Sony Pictures Entertainment, UK on ‘Energy Project’, Speed Mentor for cohort of bright women employees in some organisations in BFSI sector.

Dr Rima enjoys representing her Organisations in different Congress/Conferences as Speaker / Moderator and has been published in IIM Calcutta Journal (2002), UGC approved International journals, Business Manager, Human Capital etc.

She got featured in the Women Leaders Special Edition of The Higher Education Review (a SiliconIndia publication) ‘Top 25 Educational Leaders’ and got acclaimed for her article on ‘Women in Leadership – Bridging The Gender Gap’ Women Leaders Special | June – 2018 |

Some of Dr Rima’s areas of expertise in organisational transformation are as follows :

• Mentoring to enhance personal/organisational effectiveness
• Driving the Digital agenda
• Strategic HR Management
• Enhancing Productivity through Employee Engagement
• Key Talent Management
• Employer branding