Arun Kumar Acharya

About Arun Kumar Acharya

A global learning consultant specializing in leadership and personal development training with more than 25 years’ experience working with leading BFSI and Pharmaceutical MNCs such as Société Generale, Novartis, Bayer and GlaxoSmithKline. A certified Herrmann Practitioner (Whole Brain Thinking), Australia; Competent Communicator and Leader (Toastmasters International, USA), Certified Train the Trainer (Dale Carnegie Institute), Certified Facilitator - Total Quality Management (HIDA, Japan), Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Certified Lead Auditor - QMS and ISMS. A proven track record on performance consulting and capability development for large MNCs with diverse and global workforce.Passionate about new ways of learning (Micro, Social, Personalized, Experiential and Digital) and developing micro-modules using ScreenPal, PowtoonsTM, CamtasiaTM, VideoScribeTM, Canva, MindMeister, Mentimeter, Wistia, and moreIn my leisure time, I indulge myself in MOOCs, reading, yoga, nature walks and playing with my two sons.

Experience

1. Global Head of Training

   Seva Foundation

   Jul 2024 — Present · Berkeley, CA, US

Education

• Symbiosis centre for distance learning

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing

  2001 — 2003

• Delhi University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Microbiology

  1996 — 1999

• Kendriya Vidyalaya

  10+2, AISSCE CBSE

  1993 — 1994

• Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, Delhi University

  Diploma in Pharmacy (2 Years Higher Diploma), Pharmacy

  1994 — 1996

Skills

• CRO Management
• Oncology
• Pharmaceutical Sales
• Sales Effectiveness
• Gcp
• Vaccines
• Clinical Research
• Biotechnology
• Dermatology
• Cardiology
• Ctms
• Ich-Gcp
• Molecular Biology
• Project Management
• Clinical Monitoring
• Clinical Trial Management System (Ctms)
• Good Clinical Practice (Gcp)
• Clinical Trials
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Sop
• Tqm
• Quality Assurance
• CRO
• Standard Operating Procedure (Sop)