Meet the Team
Each of us brings hands-on experience from the corporate world. What makes our team unique is that we have led teams, navigated organizational challenges, and now we bring those lived insights to support our clients.
Jyotsna Kukreti Dobriyal
She began her career in HR in 1999 and brings over 26 years of diverse experience across five industries. Her journey spans both generalist and specialist roles, giving her a nuanced understanding of how people’s practices must evolve across different business contexts.
In 2019, she founded Youniq Minds and now partners with organizations to deliver HR solutions, leadership development interventions, and coaching. A certified leadership coach (PCC-ICF), Dignity Inc Principal Practitioner, and behavioral assessor, she works closely with leaders to align talent strategies with business goals and build high-performance cultures.
Her work is anchored in enabling sustainable and meaningful transformation at both individual and organizational levels.
Indu Malhotra
Indu began her career in 1986, working with organizations such as Oberoi Hotels, Dalmia, and an industrial conglomerate before moving into consulting. In 2002, she joined a firm working closely with the development sector, where she managed large recruitment projects for UN organizations and led a benchmarking initiative. This experience became a turning point, leading her to dedicate her career to the not-for-profit sector.
Over nearly 25 years, she contributed extensively to talent and organizational development in this space. After stepping away from full-time work in July 2023, she returned in 2024 to take on selective assignments, including talent identification for P4i and GHSI and serving as Virtual CHRO for DevInsights.
Indu believes that every sector needs compassionate and humane HR practices. Four decades into her career, she continues to learn, contribute, and support organizations in building people-centered workplaces.
Pallavi Bidaye
Pallavi began her HR journey at the engineering unit of one of India’s leading manufacturing organisations in Mumbai during a pivotal ERP implementation, an experience that highlighted the critical role HR plays in enabling technology adoption and business success.
Over the next 14 years, she built deep expertise in HR processes and systems, leading people operations that supported business growth across multiple geographies while strengthening governance and compliance frameworks.
At a defining stage in her career, she chose to prioritise her family while staying connected to evolving people practices.
Today, as a Virtual CHRO consultant, she partners with startups to design scalable HR systems and governance models. Her philosophy centers on discipline, integrity, and the courage to build resilient organizations.
Yasmin Khan
Yasmin began her career with a foundation in computer science, complemented by postgraduate expertise in HRD, applied psychology, and labour laws. Over the past decade, she has worked across diverse HR and organisational development roles before moving into Organizational Change Management as a Senior Consultant. She has led large-scale digital transformation initiatives for Fortune 100 organisations across the US, Europe, Brazil, China, and India, driving stakeholder alignment, user adoption, and change capability across multicultural environments.
A planned career pause brought an important realisation: while responsibilities shape choices, happiness must remain the compass guiding them.
At Youniq Minds, she partners with leaders and teams to navigate transition with clarity, strengthen change capability, and build people-first ways of working that enable both organisational performance and individual well-being.
Vivek Chitravanshi
Vivek began his career in 1995 at the All India Management Association (AIMA), where he gained early exposure to industry leaders and developed a deep understanding of the power of professional networks and relationships. This formative experience shaped his career direction and sparked a long-term commitment to Human Resources.
With over three decades of experience, particularly in the IT sector, he has held senior leadership roles and partnered with some of the industry’s most respected organisations. His work has consistently focused on strengthening values, culture, and people practices that enable sustainable growth in dynamic and uncertain environments.
At Youniq Minds, he contributes to building robust HR systems and processes that create efficient, resilient organisations. He believes that every individual, team, and organisation has the capacity to improve continuously and that consistent, values-driven effort is the foundation of lasting excellence.
Yash Vashisht
Yash completed his B.Tech in Computer Science, but early on realised he was more drawn to understanding how businesses solve problems than to writing code. His first professional experience was an internship at Youniq Minds, where he witnessed firsthand the strategic role HR plays in shaping organisational outcomes. That exposure sparked a lasting interest in the intersection of people, performance, and business growth.
He went on to work full-time in business development at an IT startup and later freelanced across IT and ed-tech sectors, gaining hands-on exposure to diverse market realities and operational challenges.
Today, he leads Business Development and Client Success at Youniq Minds, positioning HR not as a support function, but as a strategic lever that drives measurable business impact and long-term value creation.
Sameena Kazi
Sameena’s professional journey began in the automobile industry, where she gained early exposure to service operations, backend sales, and CRM systems, building a strong operational foundation. She later transitioned into manufacturing, working with domestic and international clients while managing export–import processes and documentation.
A subsequent role in an engineering firm marked a turning point, where expanded responsibilities in HR and administration sparked her interest in people management and organisational practices.
While pursuing postgraduate studies in Human Resource Development, she joined Youniq Minds to gain hands-on exposure to structured HR practices. Today, she supports HR operations and client engagement, contributing to policy development, documentation, and process implementation in virtual environments.
She believes disciplined execution, transparent communication, and trust are essential to building effective, people-centric organisations.
Ananya Naithani
Ananya Naithani holds an MBA in Marketing (Major) with HR (Minor) from Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun. During her MBA, she interned at Bharat Electronics Limited (PSU), where she worked on a project exploring the need for expanding the Marketing function, gaining insight into organisational structure and cross-functional collaboration. Her academic research also examined employee retention strategies in the banking sector.
She began her professional journey with Youniq Minds as an HR and Marketing Intern, drawn to the opportunity to build a strong foundation in people practices early in her career.
At Youniq Minds, she supports HR policy documentation, data management, client research, and LinkedIn content initiatives, while developing disciplined execution and structured thinking in people practices.
Masum Agarwal
Masum holds a B.Com degree and pursued certification in UX/UI Design to develop strong, practical creative capabilities. She is currently pursuing an MBA, further strengthening her understanding of business, marketing, and strategy alongside design.
She began her professional journey as a freelance designer, working with diverse clients across industries and gaining exposure to varied visual styles, brand needs, and communication formats. Seeking an environment where she could deepen her craft and contribute to meaningful work, she joined Youniq Minds as a Design Intern, supporting Instagram design and brand communication.
Her blend of creativity, usability, and business awareness led to a transition into a full-time role in Design Enablement. Today, she contributes across design initiatives, helping build a cohesive brand presence and shaping Youniq Minds’ visual identity through thoughtful, purpose-driven design.