Professional Biography
Dr. Raghu Krishnamoorthy is a Senior Fellow and Director of the University of Pennsylvania's acclaimed Chief Learning Officer doctoral program.
Dr. Krishnamoorthy worked as an executive, with 38 years of experience in human resources and learning, prior to entering academia. He retired from General Electric after serving as the company's chief human resources officer. He also served as the company's Chief Learning Officer and head of talent over his 25-year tenure at the company, which included HR leadership responsibilities at GE Aviation and GE Healthcare, as well as assignments in other geographies such as Europe and Asia. Under his leadership, Fortune Magazine named GE's learning and development function as one of the best in the world. Dr. Krishnamoorthy was named one of the 50 most influential Asian Americans by the Asian American Business Development Center in 2009.
After retiring from his professional career, he acquired a master's degree and completed his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Krishnamoorthy consults with a variety of businesses on issues such as the future of work, virtual or hybrid working, talent management, future of leadership, leadership development, employee engagement, and learning. He is also a popular coach with executives at the C-Suite level.
His research is centered on the future of work, the workplace, and the worker, and he has written and lectured extensively on the subject. In 2020, his research on remote worker effectiveness earned the Academy of Business Research's best research paper award. His most recent study investigated how leadership behaviors affect employee engagement in a virtual work environment.
