Renu is a Learning and Development professional with over 25 years of rich experience in ITES/IT, Consulting and Manufacturing organizations. She is a learning strategist and has worked in areas of Organization Development, Change Management, Leadership Development, People development, Associate engagement and Diversity. She is a learning consultant and has the natural ability to provide learning solutions that align directly with the strategic needs of the business.
In her 17 years career Renu has led the learning for streams like Leadership which includes people leadership and business leadership. In the area of people leadership she has worked on initiatives like Global leadership, Building high performance teams, Mentoring and Coaching. In the area of business leadership she has worked on Sales leadership and Delivery leadership. She has provided integrated solutions in the area of leadership by focusing on key issues and challenges in business. She has led many action learning projects which attempt to look at CXO challenges. She interfaces with HR and has led integrated projects like Building a leadership pipeline, Transition programs, Game Changers and Improving retention of associates.
Renu also managed the Learning Alliances with global universities. Renu has travelled across the globe for consulting and training both customers and employees and also initiated virtualization in leadership education through various mediums. She has developed various learning products which are reusable assets for the organization on the learning management system. She has incubated the concept of leaders as teachers and customers as teachers in the organization.
She is fond of research and has collaborated with Gallup and Wharton on specific projects. She has organized many conferences within the organization both for the employees within and outside. She is a part of the Leadership council, Diversity council and Green initiative council.
Renu has also worked at Tecumseh (previously known as Sriram Refrigeration), a multinational manufacturing company, as head of learning and development. She was instrumental in setting up the learning center and expanding it for workers, supervisors and executives. Her achievements at Tecumseh included bringing a learning focus across the organization and setting up a roadmap for learning in the old and new environment.
Renu has a Doctorate in Sociology as a fellow from Indian Council for Social Science and Research (ICSSR) and a double masters in Sociology and Education. She was the President of ISTD Hyderabad chapter from 2008-2010. She is on the board of various institutes and is a member of several committees and has been a speaker in various forums.
She is married to Madhusudan Khanna and they have one daughter, Spanya.
