Suresh Ramdas

About Suresh Ramdas

I am a Learning & Talent Development leader with over 20 years of global corporate experience spanning Customer Experience, Leadership Development, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI).My career began in customer support - building operational rigor, empathy, and service excellence. Today, I operate as a strategic partner to business leaders, designing learning ecosystems that drive measurable performance, strengthen leadership capability, and embed inclusive cultures at scale.I specialize in aligning learning strategy to business outcomes - moving beyond training delivery to performance consulting, impact measurement, and leadership enablement.I am recognized as a Distinguished Learning & Development Professional by Aon HR Learning Center, where I deepened my expertise in Business Acumen, Effective Partnership, Consulting Skills, ROI Evaluation, and L&D Technology. This certification sharpened my ability to build competency-based learning roadmaps, create business-aligned scorecards, and position L&D as a strategic lever for growth.As a Certified Diversity Professional, NLP Practitioner, and alum of the LGBTQ Executive Leadership Program at Stanford University, I bring a global and intersectional lens to leadership development and culture transformation.My work has been recognized internationally - was honored to be crowned Mr. Gay India 2019 and featured in the OUTstanding 100 LGBT+ Future Leaders list (Ranked 25th globally in 2020). I see visibility not as recognition, but as responsibility - to lead with courage, authenticity, and accountability.Core Focus Areas:• Strategic Learning & Leadership Development• DEI Integration into Business Strategy• Executive Facilitation & Performance Consulting• Customer-Centric Capability Building• Culture & Organizational TransformationBeyond corporate leadership, I actively advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion, mental health awareness, and social equity - because sustainable business success must be anchored in human dignity.I am committed to building future-ready leaders, inclusive systems, and learning strategies that create lasting business and social impact.

Experience

1. Learning & Talent Development Manager

   Publicis Sapient

   Feb 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education

  B.E, Electronics & Communication

  1999 — 2003