Area of Expertise: HR, Leadership & Organizational Development
Vidyashree Rai is a senior Human Resources and People & Culture professional with over 22 years of experience spanning employee relations, labour compliance, governance, leadership development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), and Learning & Development. As Chief People & Culture Officer at Puretech Digital, she partners with business leaders on high-impact people decisions and complex organisational change, balancing business continuity with employee well-being, fairness and legal precision.
Her experience also includes senior HR and learning roles at Metropolis Healthcare, Burson and IBM Daksh, along with six years as an independent Human Resource and Mental Health Consultant. Her work combines people strategy, psychology, mental health, inclusive leadership and organisational development to build stronger managers and healthier workplace cultures.
Areas of Expertise
- 7Employee Relations & Labour Compliance
- HR Governance & Risk Management
- Learning & Leadership Development
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
- POSH & Workplace Policies
- Organisational Change & Transformation
- Manager Capability Development
- Mental Health & Employee Well-being
- Inclusive Leadership & Workplace Culture
- Training & Development
Career & Academic Highlights
- Currently serves as Chief People & Culture Officer at Puretech Digital, leading people and culture initiatives with a focus on employee relations, governance, DEI and leadership development.
- Brings over 22 years of professional experience across HR, employee relations, labour compliance, governance, leadership development and DEI.
- Served as Head of Learning & Development and DEI at Metropolis Healthcare, driving learning and inclusion initiatives.
- Worked as an Independent Senior Human Resource & Mental Health Consultant for six years, combining HR expertise with psychology and mental health perspectives.
- Served as Head of Learning & Development at Burson and earlier as HR Business Partner at IBM Daksh Services India.
- Holds a Master’s degree in Linguistics from Delhi University and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Rajasthan.
- Certified in Expressive Arts Therapy through the Parivarthan Centre for Counselling and SMART, Bangalore.
- Brings a strong foundation in psychology and mental health training, integrating these perspectives into leadership, DEI and workplace development.
- Recognised among the 50 Most Influential HR Leaders in India.