Prisoomit Nayak
Head - HR & Admin @Kotak Education Foundation | HR Strategy & Transformation | Workforce Planning | Global HR Business Partnering | Talent & Leadership Development | Ex - PwC, Neurealm, RASCI, Siemens, Mphasis
- Role
- Advisory Council Member at Harvard Business Review
- Location
- Mumbai, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Prisoomit Nayak
Strategic HR & People Transformation Leader | Driving Enterprise Workforce Strategy, Organizational Effectiveness & HR DigitizationStrategic Leadership & Enterprise Impact: Over the last 13+ years, I have led enterprise HR strategy and people transformation across Technology, Consulting, Education and Social Impact sectors in India, the US and Europe. I align workforce strategy with business priorities, strengthen governance frameworks and partner with CEOs and executive teams to build scalable, high-performance organizations that deliver measurable and sustainable growth. HR Transformation & Organizational Design: At Kotak Education Foundation, I lead enterprise HR strategy for a PAN-India organization, driving workforce planning, organization design and governance for 400+ employees. I have institutionalized performance management, succession planning and policy frameworks while building scalable HR systems that enable disciplined growth, accountability and operational agility.Career Highlights: At Neurealm (formerly GAVS Technologies), I led global people strategy for a large employee organization, driving succession, performance governance and leadership development. At PwC, I led enterprise HR transformation and post-merger integration, advising CXOs on organization redesign and change governance to ensure high adoption and business continuity.Education: Master of Industrial & Labor Relations (MILR) from the ILR School at Cornell University (USA), globally ranked #1 for Human Resources. I also hold a PGDM in Human Resources from Welingkar Institute of Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering.Core Strengths: HR Strategy & Transformation | Organizational Design | Workforce Planning | Talent Architecture | Leadership Development | Succession Planning | HR Digitization | Performance Governance | Employee Experience | Change Management | Global HR Business Partnering | Executive & Board AdvisoryProfessional Philosophy: I believe in combining data-driven workforce intelligence with human-centered leadership to build resilient, accountable and scalable organizations.I’m open to meaningful conversations and strategic collaborations that drive real outcomes. p••••@cornell.edu
Experience
Advisory Council Member
Jan 2023 — Present
At this role, I contribute insights and practitioner perspectives to research initiatives and strategic surveys led by the HBR Ascend and HBR Ascend Select editorial teams. As part of this invite-only global community of emerging leaders, I help shape thought leadership and discourse aimed at advancing the Human Resources profession and redefining the future of work at a global scale.
Education
Apeejay Stya Education (Svran Foundation)
High School Diploma, Science
2000 — 2005
Welingkar Institute of Management
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), Human Resources
2011 — 2013
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering
2005 — 2009
Cornell University ILR School
Master of Industrial and Labor Relations (MILR), Human Resources & Organizations
Harvard University
HPAIR Fellow, Education & Skills - Policy Research
2013 — 2013
Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn
Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.
Free plan included · No credit card required
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.