Harish Bhatia

About Harish Bhatia

Talent is the single biggest differentiator for organizations today — and I specialize in turning it into a competitive advantage. With nearly 20 years of global experience across the USA, Middle East, Africa, Asia, and India, I’ve built and scaled businesses, driven market expansion, and led cross-cultural teams that delivered measurable commercial outcomes.As a leader, I focus on delivering impact for organizations, society, and people’s careers by building businesses and teams that thrive. Market share growth and dominance is a key personal goal that drives me.As a business advisor & consultant - I partner with CXOs and HR leaders to solve for organisation and talent challenges with an objective to build a 360° view on people and performance.Currently, I lead Korn Ferry’s RPO business in India, the fastest-growing business segment for KF India, where we deliver outsourced talent acquisition solutions to leading multinationals and large corporations. I am accountable for full P&L responsibility, shaping growth strategy and scaling operations to deliver impact at speed and scale with a brilliant & capable team.Career highlights include:> Leading key client relationships with senior stakeholders in some of the largest companies in India whilst collaborating with partners and teams across sectors, expertise domains, regions and cultures.> Driving growth of Korn Ferry’s Digital Platforms business for Asia Pacific and earlier across the Middle East & Africa, engaging multicultural teams and delivering double-digit growth for over a decade.(20••••21). Opened several new markets for the firm.> Building the largest Rewards advisory business with coverage of companies across Middle East & Africa markets (20••••12)My consulting career began at Deloitte, where I worked on business process review engagements for global retailers; prior to this I worked on retail shop floors with leading international fashion brands such as MANGO, ALDO, BALLY for ~4 years in India. All these experiences have contributed to the foundation for my commercial and operational acumen.Beyond corporate leadership, I co-founded CLEANOVO (5aSec India) in 2010. Now operating 35+ textile care stores across India. I actively invest in and advise consumer businesses, helping founders scale with purpose & profitability.At my core, I am driven by one principle: creating value where business performance, organization transformation and people meet.

Experience

1. Sr Partner & India Head of Rpo

   Korn Ferry

   Oct 2025 — Present · IN

Education

• OOEHS

  High School, Business/Commerce, General

  1992 — 2000

• JAI HIND COLLEGE, MUMBAI

  Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Business Administration and Management, General

  2001 — 2004

• The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration, Management and Operations

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Consulting
• Business Strategy
• Account Management
• Organizational Development
• Business Analysis
• Coaching
• Talent Management
• Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Personnel Management
• Budgets
• Time Management
• Training
• Logistics
• Management
• HR Consulting
• Management Consulting
• Business Process Improvement
• Human Resources
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Organizational Design
• Business Development
• Leadership
• Team Management
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Business Transformation
• Data Analysis
• Performance Management
• Crm
• Strategy
• Project Management
• Team Leadership
• Retail
• Employee Engagement