ABOUT

Sharpening Leadership for the AI Era

Leadership by Design, Not Default™

Neville Tarapore

Board Director · Investor
AI-Era Leadership Innovator

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"Neville's leadership has always been defined by strategic clarity, thoughtful questioning, and the ability to adapt as circumstances evolve. These qualities helped shape leaders around him and remain highly relevant in today's AI-driven world. LeadSharper™ reflects Neville's long-standing belief that the future belongs to leaders who can combine human judgment, adaptability, and technology to create meaningful outcomes."

Hari V. Krishnan

Co-Founder & CEO, Genie Health
Former CEO, PropertyGuru

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Sharpening Leadership for the AI Era

Welcome to LEADSHARPER™.

I'm Neville Taraporewalla, entrepreneur, investor, executive advisor, and founder of LEADSHARPER™, an Agentic Leadership Practice dedicated to helping leaders navigate the rapidly evolving intersection of human leadership and artificial intelligence.

For more than three decades, I have operated at the intersection of media capital, technology, business transformation, and leadership. My career has included building and scaling organizations, leading cross-border teams, launching new ventures, and working with founders, executives, and enterprises across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Through every wave of transformation, from the early internet to today's emergence of Agentic AI, I have observed one consistent truth:

Leadership ultimately determines how individuals and organizations adapt, evolve, and endure.

LEADSHARPER™ was created to address one of the defining leadership questions of our time:

How do leaders remain effective, relevant, and deeply human in an increasingly autonomous world?

Our work is built on the principles of Agentic Leadership and anchored by the LeadSharper Edge™ Framework, which focuses on three foundational pillars:

* Strategic Clarity™
* Operational Excellence™
* Unshakeable Mindset™

Through executive advisory, leadership coaching, The Executive Jam™, the LeadSharp Index™ (LSI™), City Sessions™, and our growing leadership intelligence ecosystem, we help leaders strengthen decision-making, build adaptive capability, and develop Human + AI leadership readiness.

As intelligent systems become increasingly capable, the premium shifts from information access to human judgment, adaptability, and leadership.

Our mission is simple:

To help leaders sharpen their edge and thrive in the AI era.

A Foundation
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Strategy & Science

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Kansas University
Certified Executive Coach ~ Center of Executive Coaching
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Harvard Data Science Initiative
Agentic AI: Applied & Contextual ~ Agentic Framework & Agent Driven Enterprises
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MIT Sloan School of Management
Artificial Intelligence ~ Implications to Business Strategy
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Cornell University
Corporate Governance
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Stanford Graduate School of Business
The Emerging COO ~ Driving Innovation & Operational Excellence

A Global Track Record

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Media for Growth
Partner & Member of the Board
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Mercurius Media Capital LLP
Founding Partner
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BCCL Worldwide Inc. (Times Group, NA)
President & Board Director
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Microsoft Corporation
General Manager
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Yahoo! Inc
Country Manager & Director

Advisory & Mentorship

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Dreamwriter
Strategic Advisor
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Netwrk
Corporate Development & Strategy
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Draper University
Mentor

Work With Me

Leadership in the AI era requires a new playbook. High-impact engagements designed to sharpen your edge and future-proof your organization.

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Executive Coaching

Private 1:1 coaching for CEOs, Founders, and VPs. Elevate your leadership presence, refine strategic execution, and navigate high-stakes transformation.

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Strategic AI Advisory

A roadmap for transitioning to an Agent-Driven Enterprise, ensuring your operating model is built for the next decade of innovation.

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Leadership Workshops

Immersive sessions using the Lead Sharp Edge™ framework to foster clarity, ethical innovation, and high-performance collaboration.

Ready to Lead Sharper?

Leadership isn't born. It's sharpened. Book your discovery session today.