Elizebeth Varghese

Elizebeth Varghese partners with Boards and C-suite leaders to create powerful business outcomes and experiences for organizations operating around the world. Elizebeth has over a decade of business and operational experience and managed significant P/Ls. As a business leader, trusted C-suite advisor and board director, Elizebeth transforms organizations and furthers People and Technology strategies with solutions in artificial intelligence, blockchain and robotics. She is a Board Member of the Columbia Business School Women’s Circle and the Co-Chair of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship committee. She is on the Council of Advisors for The SETI Institute, which works with NASA and other space agencies to explore, understand, and explain the origin and nature of life in the universe and the evolution of intelligence.

She recently published her internationally acclaimed book “Stellar Singularity—Navigating the Spacefaring Economy”. Elizebeth has been called the “Space Philosopher”—because she integrates the technological aspects of our expansion into space with imperatives for economic, diplomatic, and ethical behavior. Marshall Goldsmith said, “Fascinating! A revolutionary take on the future of space and technology, Elizabeth teaches companies and leaders how to keep pace with the innovation that will take us farther than we thought possible. Well researched and brilliantly explained, you won't want to put this book down!"

Elizebeth also authored a bestselling book on the application and implications of blockchain, titled “[Block]Chain Reaction—The Future of How We Live and Work”. The book was received with reviews like those from Dave Ulrich as “This outstanding book demystifies blockchain, shows its many applications, especially to assure human capital for the future, and will become THE reference guide for its use”.

Elizebeth is also a bestselling author for “Significant Women: Leaders Reveal What Matters Most”. She is recognized as among the Top Experts and Inspirational Leaders of 2022 per The HR Gazette, and “The Outstanding Asian Americans in Business” awardee in 2021. She was also recognized as among the Top Global Influencers of 2022 (and 2020) for HR Strategy and Analytics. Elizebeth has MBAs from both, the Columbia Business School, New York and the London Business School, UK. She also has a Master’s in Management from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and a Bachelors in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Mumbai. She lives in NYC with her husband, two daughters, and their Yorkie—Chutney. https://elizebethvarghese.com