The Founder

Three disciplines, one advisor.

A coach, consultant, and researcher who has spent a career inside the machinery of large organisations, and now maps it for the leaders who run them.

The Founder

Vijayanti Margassery

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I have spent twenty-five years inside the machinery of large organisations, building talent systems, advising CEOs, and watching, again and again, who actually leads when it counts.

I have led people, talent, and organisation functions at Whirlpool, Infosys, Hewlett Packard, Samsung Research, Hindustan Coca-Cola, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Biocon, and Ola Electric, across manufacturing, consumer, pharma, and technology. That question of how leaders emerge became my doctoral research at IIM Kozhikode: how do organisations recognise leaders before the title exists? The answer reshaped how I coach, how I consult, and what I tell boards about their pipelines. My practice is rooted in Indian organisational reality and informed by global scholarship, and I am direct, evidence-led, and allergic to jargon.

Doctorate
PhD Scholar, Organisational Behaviour, IIM Kozhikode (2024–2028)
Coaching
ICF PCC · 2,000+ credentialed coaching hours
Education
M.A. HR & OD, Delhi School of Economics · M.A. Economics (First Rank)
Recognition
World HRD Congress Global Diversity Leadership Award · Top 100 Women Leaders
ICF PCC · MCC trackDoctoral researcher, IIM Kozhikode25+ years, six industriesBoard & founder advisorPublished cases & press
Twenty-five years inside the machinery

Senior people, talent, and organisation leadership across manufacturing, consumer, pharma, and technology, before the practice.

WhirlpoolInfosysHewlett PackardSamsung ResearchHindustan Coca-ColaTeva PharmaceuticalsBioconOla ElectricTrusTrace

Start with the map.

A 30-minute introductory conversation, no deck, no pitch. We establish the terrain, the destination, and the fit.