Women in Leadership Program Advisor

Neha Divakarla

Active Term: 11/2024 - 11/2025

Areas of Expertise

• Inspiring Emotional Intelligence
  
• Improving Communication Habits
  
• Driving Ideas, Intellectual Growth & Transformation
  
• Transformational Vs. Transactional Leadership
  
• Organizational Leadership & Cultural Diversity

Head of Enablement Programs

NVIDIA

Neha Divakarla is a multiple award-winning expert with 20+ years of experience and specialization in the areas of Learning & Development, Sales Enablement, Instructional Design, Change Management, and Project Management. Over the course of her career, Neha has been engaged with leading organizations such as VMware (Broadcom), Accenture, and NIIT and has served multinational clients within the technology, telco, financial services, and healthcare domains. 

A thought leader in seller-focused enablement and learner experience design, Neha currently leads the Enablement Programs function within NVIDIA's Worldwide Field Operations organization and is directly responsible for designing and executing high-impact enablement programs covering NVIDIA's solutions and go-to-market strategy for its field and channel partner audiences. Prior to that, Neha led the Learning Programs org at VMware where she was responsible for innovating and enhancing the enablement portfolio across VMware’s solutions for 10K+ sales, 8K+ customer success, and 50K+ partners, helping influence VMware’s annual revenue of $13B. 

Neha is skilled in the knowledge and application of various Learning Methodologies, such as ADDIE, Bloom’s Taxonomy, ARCS Model, Kirkpatrick’s Model for Training Evaluation, Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction, to name a few. She's proficient in the use of various Change Management Methodologies and models, and is fluent in the execution and adoption of Sales Enablement methodologies. 

Neha holds an Executive MBA degree, a BA in Mass Media and Mass Communication, the ATD Consulting Skills certification, and several Sales Enablement certifications. Neha is a member of several professional communities within the Learning and Sales Enablement space. She is a prolific writer and often authors articles about learner engagement, best practices in instructional design, sales enablement, seller excellence, and change transformation.