Anand Chandrasekar
Senior Research Faculty
Experience
Anand has years of experience in conducting research and teaching in the area of organizational
behavior. His research interests lie at the intersection of three broad domains – leadership development,
positive psychology and Indian psychology. His research combines the rigor of academia with a practical
bent to translate the research to provide new knowledge and solutions the impacts individuals,
businesses, and the world. His current research is aimed at understanding the relationship of generosity
and leadership and on learning leadership from experience.
Prior to CCL, Anand was a graduate student at Nanyang Technological University, and was engaged in
research and teaching. His earlier work with the Center for Cultural Intelligence involved developing the
concept of cultural intelligence and its’ relation to the adjustment of expatriates.
Current Role
In his role as a senior research faculty with the Center for Creative Leadership, based in Singapore, Anand
leads CCL’s Asia focused leadership development research and evaluation practice. He is the co-Principal
Investigator for the Understanding the Leadership Gap research study at CCL, lead developer of the
Leadership Gap Indicator and an author of Experience Explorer: From Yesterday’s Lessons to Tomorrow’s
Success: Facilitator’s Guide.
Educational Background
Anand holds a B.E. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from University of Madras and an
M.Bus. degree from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is presently doing his Ph.D in
International Management at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Anand is certified to use CCL-owned
assessments.
Professional Affiliations
Anand has published in peer-reviewed academic journals, authored book chapters, research reports,
white papers, and newspaper articles. His work on cultural intelligence has been published in Group and
Organization Management and Management and Organization Review and is widely cited. Anand’s work
exploring the relation of job burnout to job performance, was conferred the Best Paper Award by the
Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management in 2007. He is also the recipient of the
Outstanding Reviewer Award for 2009 from the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of
Management. His research has been presented at various global and regional conferences including the
Academy of Management Meetings, International Academy of Intercultural Research, and National
Academy of Psychology. He is a member of the International Academy for Intercultural Research.
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