Guest post by Boyden Partner Bashar Kilani in CEOWORLD magazine explores how AI is commoditizing intelligence and redefining leadership, emphasizing cognitive agility, judgment, and the orchestration of human‑machine intelligence.
Nita Keswani is a highly regarded member of India’s dynamic executive search industry. She joined Boyden after creating and managing the Mumbai office of a top-tier search firm based in Delhi. She manages key client relationships and has filled several C-suite roles across companies. Nita’s focus is on the chemical industry, and she is also the interim life sciences practice head in India.
Professional Focus
- 15 years’ experience in executive search
- Expertise in senior-level search assignments for business and functional leaders in the industrial, media, consumer and telecom sectors
- Managed global searches and successfully executed a slew of C-suite positions for multinationals and Indian companies.
Business Expertise
- Principal Consultant / Branch Head for a top-tier Delhi-based executive search firm: established and managed Mumbai office; led senior searches for business and functional managers across the industrial, media, consumer and telecom sectors
- Experienced educator in the field of engineering and artificial intelligence; taught as a Visiting Faculty Member and Examiner at two engineering colleges (VIT & AIT) in Pune
- Pre-Sales Consultant and Software Specialist for Digital Equipment India: designed solutions based on customer needs
Additional Expertise
- Technology
- Consumer
- Chemicals
Areas of Expertise
- AI, Cloud & Software
- Asset Management
- Financial & Sovereign Institutions
- Financial Services
- Fintech
- Industrial
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Investment Banking & Markets
- Mining & Primary Materials
- Real Estate
- Wealth Management & Private Banking
- Family-Owned/Privately Held Organizations
- Global/Multinational Organizations
Education & Certifications
- M.Phil. in information engineering from University of Cambridge, England
- BE in electrical engineering from VJTI, Mumbai
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