Nivedita Chandra

About Nivedita Chandra

Most leaders I speak to aren\'t afraid of AI.They\'re afraid their teams won\'t keep up with it.That fear is well-founded.(And it\'s more urgent than most organisations realise.) I\'ve spent 22 years working with leaders inside some of the world\'s most demanding organisations — Google, BlackRock, Unilever, PwC, IBM — and what I\'ve learned is this: When AI disruption hits a workforce, the technology is never the real problem. The people are. Not because they\'re incapable. But because no one prepared them for what it actually demands — faster decisions under ambiguity, emotional regulation under pressure, the cognitive flexibility to unlearn and relearn, fast. That\'s the gap I work in. I\'m Nivedita — Founder of InnerMined, IIM alumnus, Computer Science engineer, and a leadership coach with hours working with CXOs, founders, and senior leadership teams. At ValueMined, we help SME leadership teams build the human capabilities that make AI adoption actually stick: → AI Workforce Readiness Diagnostics — where is your team today vs. where the next 18 months will demand them to be?→ Leadership Rewiring for AI-Led Change — helping your senior layer lead through disruption without burning out or freezing up→ Cognitive & Emotional Resilience Programs — practical, evidence-based, designed for busy professionals. Not another workshop. An actual shift. I\'m not here to sell you on AI. Your competitors are already doing that. I\'m here to make sure your people don\'t become the reason your AI investments fail. If you\'re an SME leader thinking about workforce capability, talent retention through disruption, or what your team actually needs to thrive in the next 3 years — I\'d love to connect. No pitch. Just a real conversation. Or drop me a DM — I read every one.

Experience

1. Advisory Council Member

   Harvard Business Review

   Aug 2024 — Present

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  GGSC, Happiness at Work

  2018 — 2018

• Stanford University

  Stanford Child Development, Behavior and Mental Health

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  Stanford SeedSpark

• Coaching Lighthouse

  ICF ACC PCC ACPT Path