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With a vision to drive gender-inclusive growth that empowers and promotes women’s leadership across sectors in the country, Genpact Limited and Ashoka University partnered to launch the “Genpact Center for Women’s Leadership” (GCWL) in March 2015. This first-of-its-kind industry-academia partnership is a corporate social responsibility (CSR) effort to drive gender-inclusive growth with a vision to create a balanced distribution of income, resources and decision-making powers across sectors.

Meena holds Ph.D. in adult and organisational development from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is the author of several book chapters and the book Developing Tomorrows’ Leaders Today: Insights from Corporate India (Wiley, 2010). She has served as Senior Enterprise Associate for the Center for Creative Leadership in Singapore and in India. A dedicated and versatile professional, Meena is a 23-year veteran of CCL, where her work focused on women’s career advancement and helping organisations to use workplace experiences to strengthen their talent pipeline.

GCWL focuses on carrying out research, establishing thought leadership and conducting proactive advocacy to help create contemporary laws and policies that promote equality and women’s leadership. It will co-create a networking platform for all stakeholders working on issues of women’s empowerment. The Center also conducts courses, training and mentorship programmes to develop and enhance leadership skills. It aims to create a knowledge bank which will help establish premium standards in leadership development and add to the next generation of women leaders from India.

Speaking about the appointment, Sasha Sanyal, Senior Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion Leader, Genpact, said, “GCWL is a very important step in Genpact’s journey of creating equal opportunities and promoting the cause of women in leadership, a symbol of our commitment to advance gender inclusive growth. 2016 brings in exciting times for GCWL as the Center gears up to create a common ground for current and emergent leaders to connect, support, educate and empower one another. We are delighted to welcome Meena to GCWL. With her extensive global experience she brings in great insights which will add significant value to the way the Center scales up and delivers.”

Venkat Eshwara, Vice Dean, Development, Ashoka University, said, “GCWL is a path-breaking initiative that will usher a new language in the domain of women and leadership. The Centre will create new knowledge, pursue research and advocacy and strengthen capabilities with students and the larger ecosystem. The year will witness some significant initiatives being adopted. As Director of the GCWL, Meena Wilson brings with her significant international experience and capabilities. Combined with that, her understanding of Indian realities and challenges will make a force to reckon with as she builds and guides the Centre”.

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