Abhay Padgaonkar
Principal
Abhay Padgaonkar is a highly regarded and award-winning management consultant, author, and speaker. He is an expert in improving organizational and individual performance by “making the complex simple and making the simple work.” He advises marquee clients such as American Express on formulating strategies, translating them into meaningful actions, and generating measurable results.
Abhay brings a unique blend of corporate and consulting experience over 20+ years in various industries. His clients have profited from his advice by uncovering and capitalizing on opportunities in many areas. Abhay is a two-time winner of an “Excellence in Practice” honor by American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) for his innovative work in the areas of Workplace Learning & Development (2001) and Performance Improvement (2006).
He has authored and published popular articles on a variety of topics such as leadership, strategy, customer loyalty, innovation, employee engagement, change management, sales effectiveness, marketing, communications, project management, training, demographics, and diversity in reputable print and online publications including Performance Improvement, Marketing Profs, Modern Pharmaceuticals, Leadership Excellence, Chain Store Age, HR.com, Wise Marketer, Express Pharma, Business Knowhow, CEO Refresher, Rain Today, The Sideroad, Leading Today, Management Consulting News, Top-Consultant, Projects@Work, Training Magazine, and The Business Journal. His articles have been translated into many languages around the world.
Abhay regularly shares his views on today's management challenges with reporters and journalists from publications including, The Wall Street Journal, HR Magazine, MSNBC.com, The Business Journal, The London Free Press, The Journal News, The Leading Edge, and Sales and Marketing Management Magazine for a feature article on NBC's Emmy-winning show “The Office.” He has been a speaker for audiences across the country representing organizations such as SHRM, ASTD, IMC, PopStats Users Group, and AIIM. He was invited to present his breakthrough approach on employee retention at the executive leadership meeting in New York hosted by Ken Chenault, the current Chairman and CEO of American Express.
He is a current professional member and past president of the Arizona chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants (www.imcaz.org) and still serves on its Board of Directors. He was responsible for resurrecting the chapter from dissolution and for restoring its continued viability. He is also a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)—a global, non-profit network dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship. He is also a member of Phoenix Sister Cities and volunteers his time toward promoting global understanding.
Abhay has earned an M.B.A. in Finance and MIS from Rice University, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, and B. Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.