Vidusha Nathavitharana

Vidusha Nathavitharana is a distinguished HR Consultant and Leadership Trainer based in Sri Lanka. With over two decades of experience, Vidusha has conducted training and consulting assignments in person across 15 countries and online with participants from over 30 countries. His pioneering work includes creating a framework to assess validated ROI after training, linking Leadership Training and ROI, which earned him a place on the TedX Colombo stage.Vidusha has received numerous accolades for...See more

Vidusha Nathavitharana is a distinguished HR Consultant and Leadership Trainer based in Sri Lanka. With over two decades of experience, Vidusha has conducted training and consulting assignments in person across 15 countries and online with participants from over 30 countries. His pioneering work includes creating a framework to assess validated ROI after training, linking Leadership Training and ROI, which earned him a place on the TedX Colombo stage.Vidusha has received numerous accolades for his contributions to leadership, including being named one of the Top 50 Leadership Thought Leaders in Global Gurus and one of the Top 30 Global Thought Leaders in Management and Leadership by Thinkers 360. He is also the author of over 70 self-published books, all available for free on www.booksbyv.com, honoring a commitment to his father to not profit from his writings. All proceeds from his books go directly to charity.As one of the founding directors of Chrysalis, a social enterprise and CARE affiliate, Vidusha works to empower women and youth and foster micro-entrepreneurs across Sri Lanka. He previously headed the HR and HRD functions for the local arm of a Fortune 500 company, becoming the youngest Head of HR for the group to date. His innovative HR practices have earned several national accolades, including the National Safety Awards and the National Energy Saving Award.Vidusha holds a Bachelor's in Business from the University of Lincoln (UK), an MA in Leading Innovation and Change from the University of York, St. John (UK), an MBA from the University of Wales Trinity St. David, and an MA in HR from the University of Northampton. He is currently pursuing a PhD, researching the role of power in the emergence of Collective Leadership.Residing in Kandy, Vidusha enjoys a life away from the hustle, spending quality time with his family. He is an adventurer at heart, having climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with his teenage son and paddled most rivers across the island. Vidusha also writes poems and short stories in Sinhala, his native language. See less