Global Business Transformation Leader of the Year

Tirtha Chavan is a Global Business Transformation, Strategy, and innovation leader in the SaaS industry, boasting 10+ years of expertise in driving profitable growth, customer outcomes, and operational efficiency. Tirtha led the vision, strategy, planning, and execution of the Tiered Subscription - Premium Plan during COVID-19 at Autodesk by leading 200+ people across geographies to launch the Premium Plan in 2020. Premium Plan helped 5.3 million customers seamlessly and securely transition to remote work and unlock efficiency with modernized administrative features such as Single-sign-on, user-level reporting, and advanced support. It was a massive and challenging undertaking due to an extremely tight timeline and company-wide effort across 16 teams such as sales, legal, product, engineering, marketing, and channel partners. Tirtha’s visionary thought process, deep understanding of business models, customer-centric approach, and industry trends have been instrumental in innovative Business Model Transformation. Through meticulous market research, rigorous risk assessment, and proactive decision-making, she led Autodesk toward lucrative growth opportunities while minimizing potential challenges and serving global customers across architecture, manufacturing, media, entertainment, and construction industries. Tirtha’s unwavering commitment, exceptional performance, and impact stand as a testament to her dedication, customer-centric approach, and innovations. Tirtha achieved a noteworthy career milestone by advancing to the Director, Enterprise Transformation position after receiving 4 fast-track promotions in the last 5 years for her significant contributions and impact across two global organizations. Industry recognitions: Tirtha won 3 Gold Globee awards for her outstanding and first-of-its-kind achievements in the business field, and she is the finalist in the Stevie Women in Business Awards. Tirtha gets invited to speak at conferences, and judge international Business Competitions, and awards (Globee, Stevie, and TITAN) to celebrate outstanding industry achievements. She was invited to contribute her expertise and learnings to industry-leading journals and received a LinkedIn top voice badge for meaningful contributions to the LinkedIn community. Driven by her passion for mentorship, she got invited as a featured speaker at Product School, sharing insights and inspiring 100k members globally. In a testament to her dedication to promoting Equality, she was elected to serve on the prestigious Equality board at Autodesk from 2016 to 2021. Currently, Tirtha serves on the Salesforce Women's Network board, supporting 17k+ employees, further amplifying her impact.