Guarav Arora

Gaurav Arora joined CVNL as an executive recruiter responsible for delivering executive search services to CVNL and our nonprofit clients. He specializes in executive search and leadership hiring across multiple geographies and industries. He has over 12 years of experience in executive hiring and building high performing leadership teams through creative avenues of talent sourcing and passion for human resources. His executive search career began in 2011 with C-suite search firm, Heidrick & Struggles where he was a part of CEO/ leadership consulting practice and had a solid foundation in sourcing and providing talent intelligence. Post that, he moved to Dubai, UAE to work with multinationals like Visa, Nestle and ISP, a UK based K-12 education group where he designed and delivered talent programs to hire and retain the best talent from mid- executive level.

Gaurav holds a Project Manager and lean six sigma certification (yellow belt) from the University of Oxford, UK. In addition, he holds an MBA in Human Resources from Apeejay School of Management, India and a Bachelors in Computer Science from the University of Delhi, India.

In his free time, Gaurav loves traveling, collecting coins and giving back to the community. He is passionate about educational equity and access to education for kids.

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