Brigadier (Dr) Inder Sethi

CEO

Hyderabad, Telangana, India1 yr 6 mos experience
AI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Creator of Terra Incognita® Framework for strategic foresight.
  • 34 years of military leadership in high-stakes environments.
  • PhD in AI focused on decision-making in VUCA environments.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic advisor in high-stakes leadership, specializing in foresight and decision-making.

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Skills

Core Skills

Board GovernanceStrategyDefenseEntrepreneurship DevelopmentStrategy CreationBusiness StrategyBusiness InnovationSocial Entrepreneurship

Other Skills

Board AdministrationBoard LevelBoard OperationMinistry Of DefenceInnovation ManagementBusiness TransformationDesign Thinking CoachingFutures ThinkingSocial InnovationCreativity and InnovationBusiness AdvisingCorporate Social ResponsibilityStrategic PlanningLeadershipIT Strategy

About

I've led soldiers through live fire at 18,000 feet. I've sat in boardrooms where the stakes were just as high — just less visible. What both taught me: the leaders who win aren't the ones who react fastest. They're the ones who saw it coming. That insight became Terra Incognita® — a strategic foresight framework now used by CEOs, boards, and defence establishments to lead through uncertainty before it becomes a crisis. The problem most leaders face isn't a lack of intelligence. It's a lack of anticipation. In the Indian Army, we called it "reading the terrain." In business, it's the difference between a strategy that survives the future and one that gets ambushed by it. After 34 years in the military, I transitioned to the corporate world not to leave strategy behind, but to bring a different kind of it in. One that is built for volatility. Designed for uncertainty. And calibrated for what's coming — not just what's here. What I Do>> I work with CEOs, boards, and senior leadership teams who operate in high-stakes, fast-changing environments — helping them shift from reactive decision-making to anticipatory leadership. This means: → Identifying weak signals before they become full-blown disruptions → Building strategic foresight into the DNA of leadership teams → Turning uncertainty from a threat into a competitive advantage My clients include technology companies, defence establishments, global think-tanks, and India's leading B-schools. The Credentials Behind the Framework 🎖️ Brigadier, Indian Army — 34 years of command in some of the world's most demanding operational environments 🎓 PhD in AI — focused on supply chain resilience and decision-making in VUCA environments 🏛️ IIM Ahmedabad Alumnus — multiple executive leadership programmes 📖 Author of two books on leadership and strategic foresight 🎤 2x TEDx Speaker — on anticipatory leadership and futures thinking 🧭 Creator, Terra Incognita® Framework — proprietary methodology for strategic foresight 📰 Founder, The Strategic Observer — newsletter read by 1,900+ senior leaders globally 🏢 Currently: Head of Strategy & Board Member, Lendrix Ventech Private Limited If you are a CEO, board member, or senior leader navigating uncertainty, disruption, or a strategic inflection point — let's talk. I work with a small number of organisations at any given time, through keynotes, advisory mandates, and leadership workshops. 📩 Reach out directly here on LinkedIn 🌐 Or visit: www.BrigInderSethi.com "See What Others Miss. Lead Where Others Follow."

Experience

1 yr 6 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 1 mo
Average Tenure
1 mo
Current Experience

Lendrix ventech private limited

Board Member

Mar 2026Present · 1 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Board AdministrationBoard LevelBoard GovernanceBoard OperationStrategy

Bharath deeptech

Director

May 2025Present · 11 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Touch a life foundation india

Principal Strategic Advisor

Feb 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Social InnovationCorporate Social ResponsibilitySocial EntrepreneurshipBusiness Strategy

Ifhe innovation & entrepreneurship council

Board of Advisors

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Business InnovationSocial InnovationCreativity and InnovationEntrepreneurship DevelopmentBusiness Advising

T-hub

Member - Defence Advisory Committee

Dec 2024Present · 1 yr 4 mos · On-site

Entrepreneurship DevelopmentMinistry Of DefenceDefenseInnovation Management

The alpha circle

Director - Global Strategy

Oct 2024Present · 1 yr 6 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Strategy CreationBusiness TransformationDesign Thinking CoachingFutures ThinkingBusiness Strategy

Education

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

MDP

Jul 2006Present

Osmania University

M.Phil

Apr 2017Sep 2019

Osmania University

Master's degree

May 2014Apr 2015

Delhi University

Bachelor of Arts - BA — Geography

Jul 1985Apr 1988

The University of Sydney Business School

Design-Led Strategy — Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship

Apr 2023Present

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

MDP — Supply Chain Management

Aug 2008Present

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