Vandana Ssharma — Co-Founder
Major Vandana Sharma is a senior HR and Culture Transformation leader with 20 years of corporate HR leadership experience across organisations such as Wipro, GMR, TNT, and Myntra. Commissioned into the Indian Army in 1996, she served for a decade, including deployment in Kargil during the Kargil conflict. Served in Ladakh (1998–2000). She is recorded in Army Ordnance Corps History (Vol. III, 1987–2000) as the first lady officer to face enemy fire in actual combat operations — a distinction that reflects her grounding in resilience, courage, and decision-making under extreme conditions. Since transitioning to corporate leadership in 2006, Vandana has led enterprise-wide mandates across Leadership Excellence, Diversity & Inclusion, Organisation Development, and Strategic HR — partnering with CXOs and business leaders to build high-performance, future-ready, and human-centered cultures. A 10-time TEDx speaker, global keynote speaker, and widely regarded motivational speaker, she has addressed organisations including Google, Microsoft, HSBC, Tata Steel, SBI, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, Flipkart, Walmart Global, as well as premier institutions such as the IIMs and ISB. Recognised as a LinkedIn Top Voice (2019), she continues to shape conversations on leadership, resilience, women in leadership, and purpose-driven transformation. She has also served as Adjunct Faculty at IIM Kashipur, where she taught Human Resources and Interpersonal Effectiveness, drawing on two decades of corporate leadership experience. Her keynote themes include: • Leading Change in a Hybrid and Disrupted World • Women in Leadership: Breaking Barriers and Building Influence • Building Cultures of Excellence and Accountability • Resilience Under Pressure: Lessons from Conflict to Corporate • Inclusion as a Strategic Driver of Innovation and Growth Vandana is also the Founder of VaMiKa Heritage, a conscious fashion brand that revives Indian handlooms through stories of slow living and sustainable beauty — reflecting her belief that leadership, like craftsmanship, is built with intention, authenticity, and long-term vision. Organisations engage Major Vandana Sharma as a keynote speaker, motivational speaker, coach, and transformation leader when they seek enterprise-wide change anchored in combat-tested resilience and 20 years of corporate leadership expertise.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with extensive experience in culture transformation and organizational development.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 26 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Human Resources (hr)
- Leadership Development
- Organizational Development
- Employee Engagement
Career Highlights
- 20 years of HR leadership experience.
- First lady officer to face enemy fire in combat.
- 10-time TEDx speaker and global keynote speaker.
Work Experience
VaMika Heritage
Founder (1 yr)
Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
Adjunct Professor (4 yrs 1 mo)
SuperGaming
VP People (2 yrs 8 mos)
StartupPeopleConsulting
Founder (3 yrs 4 mos)
HolidayIQ.com
Chief People Officer (2 yrs)
Myntra
AVP Organization Culture and Employee Engagement (9 mos)
Head HR SCM (2 yrs)
Teamlease-IIJT
Head- Partner Operations (1 yr 4 mos)
TNT Express
Senior Manager, Management Development and Talent Acquisition (1 yr 5 mos)
GMR Group
Associate General Manager (1 yr 4 mos)
Wipro infotech
Regional Resourcing Manager, West (5 mos)
Manager, Strategic Resourcing (1 yr 2 mos)
Indian Army
Major (10 yrs)
Education
at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow