Abhijit Bhaduri, Wipro's Chief learning officer, quits to start own venture

He will, however, continue with Wipro in an advisory role

Abhijit Bhaduri, Wipro’s chief learning officer, has quit and plans to start his own venture.

Bhaduri was instrumental in leading the firm’s Global 100 programme, to identify and groom the next generation of leaders.

"Wipro Ltd confirms that Abhijit Bhaduri, currently the Chief Learning Officer, has decided to pursue his entrepreneurial ambition after a rewarding career with the organization. Given this, Abhijit will continue with Wipro in an advisory role, from October 1. We wish him all success in his future endeavors," said a statement by the company.

Bhaduri introduced unconventional training methods for the employees, including one where top leaders were taken to participate at the Jaipur Lit Fest. He also led the initiative for Wipro to collaborate with Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania to groom future leaders.

 

Bhaduri, a former HR director at global IT giant Microsoft, joined Wipro in 2009. Prior to that, he worked with multinationals such as Pepsico, Colgate and advertising agency Mudra Communication.

Bhaduri has been vocal about his views on future of work and the way jobs will change as technology advancements increase in various lectures he has given at various universities.

Bhaduri is also an author of three books. Two of them a series called 'MBA' Series that stands for Mediocre But Arrogant and Married but Available. He has also authored a management 'guide-book' Don't hire the best.

According to his website, Bhaduri is on the advisory board of the prestigious CLO program by the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a part of the Governing Council of MICA.