Sandhya Karpe, PhD

Human Capital Center Leader, Asia and Council Director of Asia CHRO Council The Conference Board

Sandhya Karpe, PhD True
Sandhya Karpe, PhD

Sandhya Karpe, PhD

Human Capital Center Leader, Asia and Council Director of Asia CHRO Council
The Conference Board

Dr. Sandhya Karpe is the Leader of the Asia Human Capital Center Leader in Asia and Program Director of the Asia CHRO Council at The Conference Board. In addition, she is the CEO of Imagine Education Design Studio - a leadership development advisory firm with a global client portfolio. Sandhya is also Adjunct Faculty at National University of Singapore's School of Business, Indian School of Business and Singapore Management - among Asia's most prestigious institutions.

Sandhya brings 40+years of cross-cultural experience in human capital development, having worked consultatively with multinational and regional organizations, as well as business leaders across five continents, and a unique combination of strong business leadership and deep academic and research experience. 

Her past experience spans professional services and academia. She has held leadership roles at top-tier global institutions such as Managing Director at Duke Corporate Education in Singapore. She “started-up” Temasek Management Services’ (TMS) Leadership Academy in Singapore as its founding Head and Chief Enterprise Learning Officer, responsible for building and scaling the organization.

Prior to TMS, Sandhya was Managing Director - Customized Executive Education business and Ex-Co member, at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA. At Wharton, she had P&L responsibility for the division’s global portfolio and led a large professional services team. Her key contribution included the expansion of Wharton Executive Education’s global business and footprint into key emerging markets including India, China, APAC and the Middle East. 

Sandhya is the recipient of the prestigious Chevening Gurukul Scholarship awarded by the British Government for study at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in recognition of her outstanding contribution to her profession. She holds an MBA from Queen’s University, Canada and a PhD. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), India both with a focus on Organizational Behavior and Leadership.

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