Nirmala Menon

Nirmala is a HR professional with almost 4 decades of global work experience across
multiple industries. Over the last two decades she has become one of the most
recognised specialists in the DEI space in India.

An alumnus of XLRI India and Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. Nirmala built her
career in human resources, with a special interest in Diversity and Inclusion
management. Her passion for this relatively unexplored space in India led her to set up
Interweave Consulting in 2007. Today, Interweave is a marquee DEI solution provider,
widely recognised as a thought leader and pioneer for the space in corporate India.
Prior to Interweave, Nirmala was the Diversity and Employee Relations Lead for IBM,
where she led the diversity efforts in India, and also facilitated interventions across the
globe including ASEAN, Japan, Australia, Ireland, Canada, Mexico and the United
States.

Nirmala’s contributions in the field of Diversity and Inclusion has been recognised with
her being a part of several industry body initiatives across CII, NHRD, Nasscom etc and
being listed among the Top 50 Diversity Professionals in the Global Diversity List
initiated by The Economist. She is also a certified coach from the
International Coaching Academy and most recently was accepted as a Fellow of the
Coaching Federation of India, a special recognition for her contributions to women’s
empowerment and development in India.