Gaurav has lead complex strategic assignments across the human capital value chain in reputed global Fortune 500 companies. His areas of interest and expertise include leadership development at scale, performance and talent management, and organizational development.
As director of People Leadership Development, Gaurav is responsible for aspiring leader development, first-line manager development, and deployment of enterprise-wide open programs at scale at Salesforce. Over a 14+ year career in human resources, Gaurav has worked across a multitude of sectors—manufacturing, oil and gas, retail, financial services, transport and logistics, and technology—and has received several professional awards and accolades. He is certified on the MBTI, Leadership Circle Profile, and Talent Q assessments and is an action learning coach, a mental health first aider, and executive coach.
Gaurav is an alumnus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences where he topped his program. He is based out of Seattle, Washington, with his spouse, Manjul, and children Ahaan and Aayra. Outside of work he is an avid reader and is passionate about sports, music, and experimenting with new forms of cuisine.