For Companies

Shibani Belwalkar

Program Director - IEMB and
Professor of Human Resource Management

PHD – NMIMS + Faith at Work, Princeton
MBA, Finance  (1994-1996): Mumbai University; First Class
Bachelor of Commerce  (1991-1994): Mumbai University
Junior, Mid and High School – International School of Douala, Cameroon

Biography

Shibani Belwalkar is a global educator, leadership coach, and passionate advocate for Purpose. She serves as Faculty at SDA Bocconi School of Management, Program Director of the International Executive Master in Business (IEMB) at SDA Bocconi Asia Center, and Head of Executive Education. She has also taught internationally at institutions such as Deakin, Liverpool, and INSEAD, and spoken at platforms including TEDx and APSS Singapore.

She has designed and delivered leadership programs for thousands of senior leaders across the US, Europe, Asia, and Africa, working with organizations in sectors such as Pharma, BFSI, ITES, Manufacturing, Telecom, Data, FMCG, and Consulting. Her clients include MSCI, BNP Paribas, Salesforce, Standard Chartered, MetLife, Steelcase, Citibank, Swiss Re, and Liberty, among others.

Shibani holds a Ph.D. supported by Faith at Work from Princeton and brings a strong credential base: Hogan Coaching Certification, Barrett’s Values Certification, Smart Collaborator® and Competitive Advantage Accelerator® certifications, Haptitude, FUIM (Finding Us in Music, South Africa), and leadership programs from Harvard and Stanford. Having lived in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the US, and India, she brings a rich cross-cultural perspective to her work.

Research Publications:

  • “Workplace Spirituality” – Paper presented at the 2nd World Conference in Living Responsibly, Prague, May 2012

  • “Building a Fair Workplace” – Great Place to Work Institute, 2012

  • “Lokasamgraha: Philosophical Foundations of Workplace Spirituality and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors” – International Journal of Indian Culture and Management, 2015

  • “The Relationship between Workplace Spirituality, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors – An Empirical Study” – International Journal of Business Excellence (IJBEX), 2015

  • “Lokasamgraha and Bhutan’s GNH: Converging Models for Workplace Spirituality and Well-being” – South Asian Journal of Human Resource Management, Nov 2017

  • “Chapter in Textbook on Talent Management” – Edited by Vohra and Joshi, 2017

  • The Art and Science of Purposeful Cultures – LBP Publications, 2020

  • Don’t Wait – Notion Press, 2024

  • Articles in the Economic Times