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Jayanthi Yeshwant Kumar

Go-getter · DISC type d
Executive Board Member at MYRA School of Business
📍 Singapore, Singapore

Jayanthi Yeshwant Kumar is the Founder and Director of Ad Astra Consultants, Indias largest women-owned recruitment firm. With over 27 years of experience in financial services and executive search, she has a strong background in scaling international business across APAC, EMEA, and the USA, previously holding senior roles at Societe Generale and ING Bank.

She is deeply committed to social causes, serving as a Director on the Board for The Association of People with Disability (APD, India) and as an Executive Board Member for the MYRA School of Business. Her interests include leadership philosophy and celebrating diverse international cultures, as shown in her social media activity.

Unique fact: Jayanthi leads a company where women make up 80% of the workforce, actively championing diversity and inclusion at every level.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Executive Board Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Singapore, Singapore
Personality Overview

How Jayanthi shows up

Direct & Candid
Fast-Paced
Challenger

They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Jayanthi cares about

Diversity & Inclusion
She founded and leads India's largest women-owned recruitment firm, which has an 80% female workforce, reflecting a deep, long-standing commitment to inclusion.
Global Talent Strategy
Her role focuses on business development across multiple continents, and her firm provides executive search and workforce strategies in over 50 countries.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Executive Board Member
MYRA School of Business
3-2025
Executive Board Member
API Network
2022
Director on Board
The Association of People with Disability (APD, India)
6-2009
Founder & Director
Ad Astra Consultants
8-2005 - 2-2009
Senior Director
Societe Generale
In the press

Media appearances

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Education

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Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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