Anand Shankar is the Chief Executive Officer of Aon Hewitt consulting, India.

He is a well known senior strategist and consultant with over 23 years of experience in professional services and HR consultancy. He specializes in linking business strategy to people strategy; HR effectiveness and efficiencies; multitower HR outsourcing; workforce management and corresponding functional & technical implementation across the Asia Pacific region.

Prior to joining Aon Hewitt, Mr. Shankar served for two years as Group Director, Asia Pacific Corporate Development with Talent2 International, a regional leader in HR outsourcing, executive search and learning management solutions. Before that, he spent 11 years with Hewitt Associates leading their client development function for Asia Pacific; serving as CEO for their regional outsourcing business; and as a consulting leader.

Mr. Shankar holds an advanced Mastership in Hotel Management with specializations in Food & Beverage Management and Hospitality Finance