An alumnus of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Ruchira straddles the corporate and academic worlds – she is an executive coach, adjunct faculty at several top tier business schools including SMU, NUS and IMD in Singapore, and London Business School. She also runs a boutique consulting firm focused on organizational strategy solutions. She has over two decades of experience in emerging markets in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.

During her corporate career, Ruchira held leadership roles in Singapore, Qatar, and India.  She is the author of Coaching: The Secret Code to Uncommon Leadership