Elizebeth Varghese

Elizebeth Varghese partners with Boards and C-suite leaders to create powerful business outcomes, by leveraging almost 20 years of operating experience managing significant P/Ls, as a Partner in the world's leading consulting firms. As a business leader, trusted C-suite advisor and board director, Elizebeth furthers People & Technology strategies with solutions in artificial intelligence, blockchain and robotics - for organizations that operate around the world, and in Space.

She is a Board Director for The SETI Institute, which works with NASA and other space agencies to explore, understand, and explain the origin and nature of life in the universe and the evolution of intelligence. She has been the Co-Chair of the Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship committee for the Board of Columbia Business School Women’s Circle. She has also been a Board member at SAYA (South Asian Youth Action), a non-profit organization providing after-school programming, education and college support.

While growing up in India, Elizebeth read everything she could lay her hands on and spent countless evenings watching the stars. She learned that the intentional use of science and technology can eliminate the multigenerational impact of disparities. Elizebeth strives to pay it forward, center humanity at the heart of all endeavors, and hopes to uncover the magnitude of what we don’t know, and still need to learn.

Her internationally acclaimed book “Stellar Singularity—Navigating the Spacefaring Economy” has reached readers around the world, and Elizebeth has been called the “Space Philosopher”—because she integrates the technological aspects of our expansion into space with imperatives for economic, diplomatic, and ethical behavior.

Marshall Goldsmith said, “Fascinating! A revolutionary take on the future of space and technology, Elizebeth teaches companies and leaders how to keep pace with the innovation..well researched and brilliantly explained, you won't want to put this book down!"

“This timely, thoughtful book is the perfect guide and roadmap… to make sense of the new spacefaring age...(she)brings clarity, concision, and a human-centric lens to this critical conversation.” said Scott Stalker, Command Senior Enlisted Leader at United States Space Command, Senior Fellow Irregular Warfare Initiative.

Elizebeth authored the bestselling book on the application and implications of blockchain, titled “[Block]Chain Reaction—The Future of How We Live and Work”. Gur Huberman (Prof. Behavioral Finance, Columbia Business School), said “The go-to book if you want to understand what permissioned blockchains can do for you.” Dave Ulrich (Rensis Likert Prof., University of Michigan) said “This outstanding book demystifies blockchain, shows its many applications, especially to assure human capital for the future, and will become THE reference guide for its use”.

Elizebeth is also a bestselling author for “Significant Women: Leaders Reveal What Matters Most”. She is recognized among the Top Experts and Inspirational Leaders of 2022 per The HR Gazette, and is “The Outstanding Asian Americans in Business” awardee in 2021. Elizebeth has MBAs from both, the Columbia Business School, New York and the London Business School, UK. She also has a Master’s in Management from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and a Bachelors in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Mumbai. She lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, with her husband, two daughters, and their Yorkie—Chutney.