Rishma Nathoo
Founder and Principal Advisor @Tesoro
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WORK HISTORY
Founder and Principal Advisor @Tesoro
Senior advisory practice specializing in transformation, people strategy, and digital readiness across corporate, public sector, and non-profit organizations.Organizational Transformation and Change - M&A integrations, operating model and process redesigns, restructures, and workforce integrations. Governance embedded at every level: organizational, project, and change. 30% increase in adoption rate within week one. 35% improvement in workforce satisfaction within the first month.Technology and Digital Readiness - Building the readiness, capability, and adoption frameworks that make technology land. Training ramp-up time cut by up to three weeks across insurance, healthcare, government, and financial services.People and Culture Strategy - End-to-end people strategies across the full employee lifecycle. Workforce planning, competency frameworks, onboarding, and organizational restructuring. Every sector. Every size. Every stage.Government and Public Sector - Mandate reviews, service model transformations, and operational redesigns. 30+ stakeholder groups engaged. Recommendations adopted into long-term provincial strategic planning.Transformation Leadership Coaching - Building leadership clarity, capability, and confidence at every level. From C-suite to frontline management. Every organization requires it. None regretted it.AI Readiness and Transformation - Expanding into AI advisory, completing specialist certification spanning readiness, strategy, implementation, and governance. Twenty-five years of organizational change work is exactly the foundation this requires.
EDUCATION
Athabasca University
M.Ed (honours), Distance Education / eLearning
Ivey Business School at Western University
MBA (Executive), Global and Cross-Enterprise Leadership
SKILLS
ABOUT RISHMA NATHOO
Most transformations fail not because the strategy was wrong. It\'s because the people weren\'t brought along.That\'s the problem I\'ve spent over 25 years solving.I advise C-suite leaders through mergers, restructures, technology and digital adoption, and culture shifts. Strategy and humanity, together. That\'s what makes change magnetic.Through TESORO, I work as a senior advisor and thought partner. No generic playbooks. No junior handoffs. Just rigorous, tailored work that leaves organizations stronger and leaders more capable.My work spans financial services, healthcare, mining, utilities, government, and non-profit — with clients including Scotiabank, TD Bank, Goldman Sachs, IBM, PwC, Barrick, Hydro One, Payments Canada, CAMH, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Aga Khan Development Network, and the Governments of Canada, Ontario, and Alberta. Engagements have included a $20M ERP transformation, achieving a 30% increase in adoption rate within the first week and 35% improvements in workforce satisfaction within the first month.AI transformation is a natural next chapter. From readiness to governance, the fundamentals don\'t change. It still comes down to people, strategy, and humanity. That\'s where I\'ve always worked. That\'s where I work now.My practice spans organizational transformation, people and culture strategy, technology and digital adoption, transformation leadership coaching, and ESG strategic thinking. Grounded in credentials (GCB.D, ESG-P) and deep senior consulting experience.This is the work I show up for every day.Top 100 Canadian Professionals (2023). Top 10 Most Influential in Leadership Consulting, CIO Views (2022).Figuring out what, where, and how to make your transformation program deliver value and AI work for your organization can be challenging. Whether you\'re starting out or looking to gain traction on investments already made, that\'s exactly where we come in.Book a consultation today: cal.com/tesoroDM me or visit tesoro.global
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