Varshaa Kutik

Varshaa Kutik joined BIS on 1 March 2022 as their first Culture and Inclusion adviser. Her role has since expanded to include Talent management and is currently Talent, Culture & Inclusion Advisor. She has 18 years of experience in the DEI space and has worked across several industries. Prior to joining the BIS she was the APAC LEAD for D&I for Bank of America based in HK. Across her career she led D&I for the APAC & EMEA regions for Cargill, a Minnesota-based global leader in trading and distributing agricultural commodities. She also held a global role in Cargill driving learning, talent management, and D&I for one of Cargill’s 5 global businesses for over a year and was based in Minneapolis. Before Cargill, she was employed with Goldman Sachs in India and led their D&I efforts. Varshaa has a master’s degree in Globalization and Development from Warwick University in the UK. She is currently pursuing a doctorate at Warwick Business School. She has lived and worked in 5 countries (India, UK, US, Singapore & Hong Kong) and she is currently based in Basel Switzerland.