RISER
Neeraja Ganesh
Designation
Head - Education Initiatives
Company
Aspire For her
Total Years of Experience
29 Years 6 Month(s)
Location
Bangalore
Passionate to bring about a positive mindset shift among women and students with every interaction that I have with them
Profile+ Summary
My professional experience of 25 years has been in the Information Technology industry managing large teams, delivery of IT projects, Operational excellence and customer delight for large banking capt ...
ives.
Since I am very passionate about facilitating people to reach their full potential, most of my teams have been established, groomed and grown organically. I have mentored and coached new leaders, first time leaders to understand their leadership style, and utilise their strengths to grow themselves and their teams. I have a very strong inclination to get the women of our country have a positive mindset, become confident and go all out to reach their potential. With this intent, I have driven Diversity and Inclusion programs in my organisations and also, volunteered and mentored outside my organisation to support this cause.
I decided to switch my career to work in the space of gender diversity after having mentored women from diverse experiences, age groups, industries and domains, to help them grow in their careers. I believe that much needs to be done to show the path to women in our country who have the innate talent but lack the knowledge of where to find help in terms of mentoring, coaching, networking and, more importantly, understanding that these are important elements in one’s professional growth. After volunteering for a couple of years with various initiatives to help the cause of gender diversity, I decided to switch from my corporate career to head the JobsForHer Foundation which has been setup to bridge the gender gaps in the country.
I have been invited by various forums across Bangalore to deliver talks on a variety of topics with the intent to inspire, educate and transform mindsets of the audiences. My sessions on “Networking for Results” have been extremely well received every time I have delivered it, especially to an audience of women. In a pursuit to reach larger audiences, I have started writing articles on a variety of topics!
Aspire For Her
Head - Education Initiatives
DEC 2021-Present
Bangalore
Leading the Skilling initiatives that Aspire For Her has in partnership with forward-thinking, diversity-focused organizations and professionals. To empower and enhance the economic opportunities for ...
Read MoreSkills acquired
BasilTree Consulting
Consultant
MAR 2021-OCT 2021
Bangalore
With my extensive experience of having led teams, worked with women across various age groups, experiences and women restarters, I consult in designing and delivering training programs on women's lead...
Read MoreSkills acquired
HerRising Award 2020
JobsForHer
SEP 2020-
I wanted to impact the youth and hence I looked out for opportunities where I could create that impact in the youth of our country. National Education Society of Karnataka, where I worked to bridge th...
Read MoreAspire for Her Foundation
Mentor
APR 2020-Present
Any
I am a mentor for girls in the age group of 18 - 25. The mentoring is offered pro bono in a variety of formats. One on One, via webinars on diverse topics, Neerspires - a monthly column that I write f...
Read MoreSkills acquired
National Education Society of Karnataka
Director - Relationships
OCT 2019-NOV 2020
Bangalore
Responsible for building new relationships between corporates, industries and industry bodies and nurturing the relationship to help the institution build infrastructure, new curriculum, establish R&D...
Read MoreSkills acquired
HerRising Award 2019
JobsForHer
SEP 2019-
The JobsForHer HerRising Awards received 1,000+ applications, which the JobsForHer jury shortlisted to 20+ contestants in 11 different categories.
After receiving over 20,000 votes across all the ...
Inroads Leadership Development
Consultant and Coach
JUL 2019-Present
Bangalore
As a Career Coach, I help create a personalized plan designed to meet the individual’s goals. So, while one can definitely unearth a ton of great material online—one will get advice and informatio...
Read MoreSkills acquired
JobsForHer
Head - JobsForHer Foundation
JAN 2018-MAY 2019
Bengaluru
Responsible for setting up the not for profit foundation, bringing in partners to collaborate with the foundation to offer interventions (workshops, courses, events etc.) to the women in the community...
Read MoreSkills acquired
Do your venture - Women Startup program
IIM Bangalore
DEC 2016-Present
It was an online MOOC program for 6 weeks which was very intensive. For the first time, I understood what it was to start a business and what goes into before one can even think about starting a busin...
Read MoreSkills acquired
Capgemini
Director
OCT 2012-SEP 2017
Bengaluru
Rich experience in varied Leadership roles involving leading large global teams, managing stakeholders across multiple geographies, providing delivery of services and executing major change initiative...
Read MoreSkills acquired
Boss Mom
22 Years 3 Months
JAN 2002-Present
The baby who was born pre-mature by 8 weeks. The baby who spent the 1st month in the incubator at Manipal Hospital. The mother who spent the entire month waiting outside the door of the NICU for the e...
Read MoreSkills acquired
ANZ Operations and Technology
Senior Manage
MAY 1996-SEP 2012
Bengaluru
Rich experience in varied Leadership roles involving leading large global teams, managing stakeholders across multiple geographies, providing delivery of services and executing major change initiative...
Read MoreSkills acquired
New Beginnings
28 Years 7 Months
SEP 1995-Present
Bangalore
It's been a good life overall:-) Living in a joint family, it has taken me a few years to understand how to deal with situations and decisions. Ego is the biggest enemy and I have ensured that I don't...
Read MoreSkills acquired
Sonata Software
Software Developer
DEC 1992-OCT 1994
Bangalore
This was my first job. I did the first 9 months of this job along with my course at NIIT. It was an extremely challenging period to be able to juggle both and ensure that I did the very best at both. ...
Read MoreSkills acquired