Aditya Batavia

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Lead - Belonging at Target

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Aditya is a seasoned DEI and culture transformation leader with 15 years of experience at firms like Target and PwC. He specializes in designing award-winning, inclusive skill development programs to build equitable, high-performing organizations. He is also a certified NLP Master Practitioner.

Outside of his formal roles, Aditya is a passionate advocate for social justice, with a strong focus on LGBTQ+ community inclusion. He actively participates in advisory labs and public discussions to engineer genuine cultural equity, and people who know him describe him as passionate and strategic.

He once designed and launched an innovative Reverse Mentorship program pairing C-suite leaders with members of the LGBTQ+ community to foster inclusive leadership.

Personality Overview

Big Vision Person

Fast But Thoughtful

Objective Evaluator

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

Inclusive Leadership
He has personally trained over 3, 000 managers on inclusive leadership, bias mitigation, and equitable decision-making to build leadership capability.
LGBTQ+ Advocacy
He created multiple targeted programs, including 'Interning with Pride' for the LGBTQ+ community and a mentorship program for transgender individuals.
Culture Transformation
His work focuses on translating culture and inclusion goals into measurable learning outcomes and tangible behavior change across large organizations.

Media Appearances

Target Moves From DEI to 'Belonging'. Featured in Yahoo News

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Work History

2-2025 - 12-2025
Lead - Belonging at Target
6-2024 - 2-2025
Senior Manager at PwC Acceleration Centers in India
5-2022 - 2-2025
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager at PwC Acceleration Centers in India
5-2019 - 5-2022
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager at ThoughtWorks
7-2016 - 4-2019
Assitant Manager - HR (L&D) at Future Group India

Education

2018 - 2018
NLP Master Practitioner from Society of Neuro linguistic programming
2017 - 2017
Certified NLP Practitioner from The Society of Neuro Linguistic Programming

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Exp : 14 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : N/A Designation : Lead - Belonging at Target
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Insights For Selling To Aditya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine
  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside
  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant

DONT's

  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Aditya is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Aditya

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Aditya move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Aditya take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Aditya

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