Dheeraj Vashista partners with clients on C-suite succession, leadership transformation and other talent-related initiatives. Based in New Delhi, Dheeraj leads the Leadership & Succession Sector in India for Russell Reynolds Associates. He specializes in aligning the leadership talent agenda of organizations, working with everyone from large global and domestic firms to private equity-portfolio companies. He works across many sectors, but has a particular focus on the mining and metals, private equity, energy, consumer and technology sectors.
Dheeraj founded and ran a strategic consulting practice with multiple marquee MNC and Indian clients before joining Russell Reynolds. Previously, he led human resources for an affiliate of Merck and was a Principal Consultant with Mercer, where he specialized in organizational design. Earlier in his career, Dheeraj worked at Proctor & Gamble and Tata Motors.