Anil Sachdev | Founder & CEO, SOIL
In 1991, Anil Sachdev created Eicher Consulting Services to work with large global firms in the areas of strategic change, operations improvement and people development. In 2001, he started Grow Talent, which grew to become a leader in the HR consulting business.

Anil Sachdev completed his MBA from the University of Pune in 1975 and joined Tata Motors and then the Eicher Group in 1978 and worked in HR, Operations and TQM areas.

On creating Eicher Consulting Services, Anil brought AT Kearney to India and also formed a joint venture with Strategic Decisions Group, a Menlo Park, California based Strategy Consulting firm, founded and led, mostly by Stanford University faculty and alumni. After spending 10 years building ECS, Anil decided to start a new organization with a focus on human development. Grow Talent enabled several global and local organizations to achieve breakthrough performance by realising the potential of their people and creating a talent advantage.

He enjoys teaching and was adjunct Faculty to leading business schools such as Indian School of Business, Kelly School of Business, Indiana University, GMI, Flint Michigan, Antioch University, Seattle and Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Anil decided to create the School of Inspired Leadership to provide management education with focus on ethics, community partnerships, sustainability and other leadership aspects that the world needs.

Recognised as a thought leader in talent management, leadership development and organizational transformation, Anil has spoken at national and global conferences all over the world and has written contributory pieces for leading publications. He serves on the Board of Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Limited and Global Advisory Board of Schneider Electric. He is also the Chair of the CII National Committee on Leadership  Development for the year 2011-12. He is active in management circles and has held several public offices such as Chairman of National Committee on Industrial relations and Regional Committee on Human Resource Development of Confederation Indian Industry. Anil serves as the Trustee of the Chinmaya Mission, an inspiring ‘Not for Profit’ Institution. He has received several National Awards including ‘The HR Professional of the Year’. He has also been awarded the Honorary Fellowship of Coaching Foundation India.

Anil Sachdev, Founder SOIL

Board Members

  • Anil Sachdev | Founder & CEO, SOIL
  • Dr. Anil Khandelwal | Former Chairman, Bank of Baroda
  • Dr. Pradip Khandwalla | Former Director, IIM Ahmedabad
  • K Balasubramaniam | Member Holding Group, GMR
  • KK Nohria | Former Chairman, Crompton Greaves
  • Neera Sachdev | Director, Grow Talent
  • P.Dwarkanath | Director – Group Human Capital, Max India
  • Sanjay Gupta | Former India Leader, American Express
  • Yogesh Andlay | Founder, Nucleus Software

Advisory Board Members

  • Analjit Singh | Chairman, Max India
  • Dr Karl Erik Sveiby | Author and Global Expert, Knowledge Management
  • Dr Vijay Kelkar | Chairman Finance Commission, Government of India
  • Prasad Kaipa | Executive Director, CLIC, ISB Founder, Kaipa Group
  • Shashank Vira | Managing Director, Synergy Corporate Advisors
  • Shyam Viswanathan | Former Dean Executive Education, ISB
  • Suresh Shetty | Ex CFO, Hero Honda | Director, Enam Securities
  • Tom Keelin | Founder, SDG | Adjunct, Stanford University
  • Vijay Kumar | Visiting Professor, IIMB Guest Lecturer, Univ. of Pennsylvania
Nishchae Suri, Former President, SOIL