Vice President, People

Meghna is a strategic human resource (HR) leader with 15+ years of experience across the full spectrum of people functions, including talent strategy, leadership development, and executive recruitment. As VP of People at Axelera AI, she drives global people strategy, fostering a high-performance culture and scalable talent framework to support the company’s rapid expansion.

She spent 7+ years at McKinsey & Company in multiple people leadership roles, including leading professional development for the Life Sciences practice and later for the Digital practice in Europe. Her experience also includes executive recruiting, talent acquisition, and workforce planning. Prior to McKinsey, she held key HR and recruiting roles at Booking.com and Infosys.

Meghna holds an MBA in Human Resources Development from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics from Delhi University.