Sri. Manish Sabharwal

Sri Manish Sabharwal is the Co‑founder and Vice Chairman of TeamLease Services Limited, India’s leading staffing and human capital solutions company. A prominent voice on education, employability, and labor market reforms, he has played a pivotal role in shaping India’s formal workforce ecosystem. Prior to founding TeamLease, Manish co‑founded India Life, which was later acquired by Hewitt Associates, after which he served as Managing Director of Hewitt Outsourcing Services (Asia).

Manish has held several important public and institutional leadership roles, including Independent Director on the Board of the Reserve Bank of India, Member of the Central Advisory Board of Education, Advisory Board Member of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, and Governing Board Member of NCAER. He currently serves as President of the National Association for the Blind, Karnataka, and is a trustee of the New India Foundation.

A frequent columnist for The Indian Express, Manish holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a Bachelor’s degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi.