Excellence Across Continents
With over four decades of global leadership positions in renowned companies, Gowri S Ramani brings a wealth of experience spanning technology, quality management, coaching, and board roles, complemented by extensive industry recognition and coaching credentials.
International Corporate Experience
Having held global leadership roles across American and European MNCs, she excelled in building and leading multicultural teams worldwide. She adeptly crafted diverse, distributed, and specialized teams across multiple companies.
Global Leadership Roles
- Chief Quality Officer & Global VP at MetricStream
- Associate Vice President at Infosys
- Senior Director & Head of Global Services Quality at Nokia Networks
- Director Business Excellence at NXP (previously Philips) Semiconductors
- Leader in Large Complex Technology Development and Implementation projects at CMC (now part of TCS)
Recognized for Strengths
- Strategic Visioning & Planning
- Governance & Compliance
- Organizational Development
- Change Management
- Strategic Quality Management
- Leadership Development
- Board Leadership - Strategy
- Broad multi-cultural exposure
- Mergers & Restructuring
Systemic Problem Solver,
Change Maker and Facilitator
Diverse Industry Exposure
- Transitioned from a banker straight out of college to a seasoned technologist
- Provided full lifecycle service for complex systems in various domains, including London Underground, defense services, and election management
- Managed P&L for consulting business globally in a technology company
- Spearheaded strategic enterprise change programs like inserting new value creating functions within existing organizational structures
Volunteering
- Member Board of Directors at ICF Global
- Mentor for women in STEM fields at gotara.com
- Volunteer Coach at United World Coaches
- Director at ICF Bangalore Chapter
Scholastic Accomplishments
- Holds 3 Masters Degrees – M. Sc., M. Tech, and an MBA from ISB, Hyderabad
- Certificates of Advanced Management Programs from Kelloggs School of Management, Wharton School of Business and Fundacao Dum Cabaral (Brazil)
Board Experience at International Coaching Federation
Coaching Credentials
Awards
- Recognized as one of the top executive coaches in 2021 by CoachingFoundation.org
- Awarded with an outstanding woman entrepreneur
- Acknowledged with heartfelt appreciation by the ICF for invaluable contributions while serving on the ICF Board
- Invited and featured by Forbes on multiple topics around Executive Leadership
- Felicitated with Community Leadership Award from Carnegie Mellon University Distinguished as the sole representative from beyond the borders of the US and Europe, contributing significantly to the CMMI Expert Group's global initiatives
- One of the 4 authors of CMMI for Services – A Preliminary Report
- Honored, humbled, grateful to accept Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Inspiration Award 2024, as Inspirational Executive Coach in india!
Professional Associations
Academics and Certifications
- Certified Board Member, Institute of Directors
- Master Certified Coach (MCC-ICF), Master Coaching Practitioner (MP-EMCC), and Advanced Certified in Team Coaching (ACTC-ICF) – among the fastest world-wide to achieve within 5 years of becoming a professional coach.
- Certified Executive Coach (Marshall Goldsmith’s Stakeholder Centred Coaching)
- Kelloggs School of Management, Wharton School of Business.
- Fundacao Dum Cabaral (Brazil)
- Several certifications on Quality, Compliance and Business Continuity related standards like ISO 9001, ISO 30000, ISO 22301, ISO 20000, among others.
