Talent : The Market Cap Multiplier

Ram Charan is a renowned CEO advisor, director of seven boards, and author or coauthor of 32 books (with four million copies sold), including Execution―a New York Times bestseller for 15 weeks―and six authoritative books on corporate boards on governance. Charan earned MBA (Baker’s Scholar, with high distinction) and doctorate degrees in corporate governance from Harvard Business School. A highly renowned and award-winning teacher at GE’s Crotonville Leadership Institute and at Northwestern University, his work spans China, Brazil, Japan, Australia, India, and the US. He has worked with boards and CEOs of companies including Humana, Bank of America, and two of the four largest digital companies in China. Anish Batlaw is a Managing Director at General Atlantic, the global growth equity firm. He joined the firm in 215 to lead their Human Capital efforts in support of their global portfolio companies such as such as Squarespace, Red Ventures, Bytedance, Articulate, Gingko Bioworks, Gymshark, EngageSmart, dlocal, and Alignment Healthcare. His responsibilities include development of management teams, board of directors, and executive compensation. Over his 3 year career, he has also held roles at PepsiCo, Microsoft, Novartis A.G. and TPG Capital. He has served on the boards of Avon, Alinta Holdings, HCP Global Holdings, and TPG Wholesale Private Limited. In 221, Anish was named one of the Outstanding 5 Asian Americans in Business, an award given by the Asian American Business Development Center, the most prestigious forum highlighting the achievements of Asian American business professionals.