Pratichi Shah is an HR strategist and thought leader with thirty years of experience in all aspects of talent strategy, human resources, equity and inclusion, and organizational development in the nonprofit and for-profit arenas.

Pratichi is the founder and CEO of Flourish Talent Management Solutions (FTMS), a firm focused on increasing organizational impact through equity-based talent strategy; culture building; training and organizational development; and coaching for leaders at all levels.  FTMS works exclusively with the nonprofit and philanthropic communities and has helped to strengthen the impact of national and global organizations focused on critical issues in bettering our world.

Prior to launching FTMS, Pratichi was the Chief Talent Officer (CTO) for Independent Sector, a national nonprofit coalition where she led significant culture change and increased employee engagement.  She was also part of the founding team of the Talent Initiative, a nonprofit program that provided capacity-building organization fellowships to growth-oriented nonprofits (since been acquired).

Before returning to the nonprofit sector, Pratichi was the Global Director of the Employer of Choice function for Willis Towers Watson [known then as Watson Wyatt Worldwide], a global consulting firm, where she was responsible for the firm’s Diversity/Inclusion, Communications, and Employee Relations, Training, and Organizational Development areas; and led the firm’s first global employee survey, cultural integration during the organization’s global merger, and the company’s first Diversity and Inclusion initiative.

Prior to Watson Wyatt, Pratichi was part of the Organizational Development function of George Washington University and Hospital, where her areas of internal consultation and training included change management, leadership development, and diversity.

Pratichi often speaks about talent issues to national nonprofit audiences at gatherings including the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) Leading Change Conference, Independent Sector national conferences, Nonprofit Talent and Culture Summits, Center for Nonprofit Advancement Leadership Conference, and the Council on Foundations National Conference and webinars.  She has been published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review and the Chronicle of Philanthropy regarding talent issues in the nonprofit sector and has been quoted in The New York Times annual “Giving” section regarding talent trends. She has also been a guest lecturer at American University’s “Managing Nonprofit Organizations” course.

As a strong believer in community leadership, Pratichi has also served in several volunteer leadership roles, including as a founding board member for ProInspire (incubating Equity in the Center) and Chairperson of the Atlas Corps Board of Directors. Currently, she serves on the Board of Directors for the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, Social Impact Commons, and the League of American Orchestras, developing their first Code of Ethics and serving on the Executive, and Equity and Inclusion Committees. She was also recently elected to the Eckerd College Board of Trustees. Additionally, she has served on the Advisory Councils for Equity in the Center and Fund the People and is a member of the Leap of Reason Ambassadors thought leadership community and Catalyst Ed’s DEI Expert Hub.

She holds an MBA in Human Resources from American University, a BA in the Psychology of Management from Eckerd College, and an Executive Coaching Certification from the Newfield Network.