Global Business Transformation Leader of the Year

Tirtha Chavan is a Global Business Transformation, Strategy, and innovation leader in the SaaS industry, boasting 10+ years of expertise in driving profitable growth, customer outcomes, and operational efficiency. Tirtha’s unwavering commitment, exceptional performance, and industry impact stand as a testament to her dedication, customer-centric approach, and innovations. Tirtha achieved a noteworthy career milestone by advancing to the Director, Enterprise Transformation position after receiving 4 fast-track promotions in the last 5 years for her significant contributions and impact across two organizations.

Key accomplishments:
Tiered Subscription - Premium Plan launch during COVID: Tirtha led vision, strategy, planning, and execution of Premium Plan at Autodesk by leading 200+ people across geographies to help 5.3 million customers transition to remote work during the pandemic.

Signature Success Plan Innovations: Tirtha played an indispensable role in launching a first-of-its-kind personalized return on investment calculator for customers, a product adoption toolkit for 694 businesses with 15 million end users, and integrating Signature Success Plan for Salesforce acquisitions. Her initiatives were crucial due to the unprecedented challenges brought by COVID-19, resulting in unusually high demand for remote work support across customers.

Geographic Expansion: Tirtha spearheaded Global Expansions in 3 regions - Chile, UAE, and Indonesia to unlock new strategic global markets, and fuel profitable growth and job creation in local communities.


Industry recognitions:
Tirtha won 3 Gold Globee awards for her outstanding and first-of-its-kind achievements in the business field, and she is the finalist in the Stevie Women in Business Awards.

Tirtha gets invited to speak at conferences and judge international Business Competitions, and awards (Globee, Stevie, and TITAN) to celebrate outstanding industry achievements.
She was invited to contribute her expertise and learnings to industry-leading journals and received a LinkedIn top voice badge for meaningful contributions to the LinkedIn community.

Driven by her passion for mentorship, she got invited as a featured speaker at Product School, sharing insights and inspiring 100k members globally.

In a testament to her dedication to promoting Equality, she was elected to serve on the prestigious Equality board at Autodesk from 2016 to 2021. Currently, Tirtha serves on the Salesforce Women's Network board, supporting 17k+ employees, further amplifying her impact.