Deepali Bagati: Biography
Deepali Bagati, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor (Independent Consultant), Mumbai
dbagati@catalyst.org
Expertise | Biography
Deepali Bagati, Ph.D., an independent consultant based in Mumbai, develops knowledge products on the development, retention, and advancement of women in business in India and serves as the resource on diversity and inclusion in the region. Most recently, Dr. Bagati authored Leadership Gap in India Inc.: Myths and Realities and the 2010 India Benchmarking Report. She frequently speaks on topics such as women in leadership, organizational change, and diversity and inclusion strategies.
Previously, as a Catalyst employee, she was responsible for overseeing research on workplace challenges for women of color and developing solutions for building more effective and inclusive work environments. Dr. Bagati co-led the Women of Color in Professional Services series, led the Women of Color Issue Specialty Team, and authored several reports. As a member of the Catalyst Award Evaluation Committee, Dr. Bagati was a strategic advisor for the evaluation of global initiatives, and as a member of Catalyst’s Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council, she was an internal advisor on diversity and inclusion for Catalyst staff.
She received her Ph.D. in Social Work and Social Research from Bryn Mawr College, with her dissertation focusing on the impact of microcredit loans on gender relations at the household level for low-income women in New Delhi. Dr. Bagati earned a M.A. in Social Work and a B.A. in Economics, with honors, from Delhi University, New Delhi, India.