Uber recently appointed Vishpala Reddy as its Chief People’s Officer for India and South Asia. In her role, Vishpala is focussing on building a dynamic workplace at Uber that attracts the best talent, strengthens its leadership capability and enables innovative people practices to support the growing workforce needs.
Vishpala would love to contribute her thoughts on work-life balance, diversity and other initiatives that Uber focusses on for women.
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PROFILE | VISHPALA REDDY
Vishpala Reddy is the Chief People’s Officer, Uber, India and South Asia. She is responsible for building a dynamic workplace that attracts the best talent, strengthening the leadership capability and enabling innovative people practices to support the growing workforce needs. She plays a crucial role in accelerating the company’s efforts to position human capital as a key driver in enabling business success at Uber.
With deep HR expertise of 17+ years across leading organisations, Vishpala will champion Uber India’s diversity and inclusion agenda by developing programmes to foster an equal opportunity workplace at Uber.
Prior to joining Uber, Vishpala was Vice President and the Head of HR for American Express in India. During her 12-year stint with the company, she held diverse roles in HR and played a critical role in driving the transformation of the India business, introduced proactive measures and programs that helped position Amex as an employer of choice. Known for her passion to lead innovative and sustainable HR practices with measurable impact, Vishpala has been honoured with external recognition for her contributions and being a thought leader.
Before joining American Express, Vishpala worked with Hewitt Associates as a senior consultant working extensively in the area of performance and rewards and prior to that, she had started her career with Cognizant Technologies.
Vishpala played an active role as a board member of the national executive board of NHRDN (National HR Development Network)2016-17 and has also led their Young Minds Advisory Board. Known to champion various diversity and inclusion initiatives, she actively advocates for developing women leaders from various walks of life.
She lives in Gurgaon with her husband, Himanshu, and their two kids - Agastya and Aryaman. When not at work, Vishpala loves reading fiction, travelling, watching movies and gardening.