Ritu Khandelia is a Partner in Financial Services at Heidrick & Struggles in Mumbai, where she has been working since August 2022, focusing on executive search and leadership advisory across financial services and private equity sectors. She is a trusted advisor to regional and global clients on leadership hiring, assessment, and development for senior roles. Prior to this, she served as Executive Director at Russell Reynolds Associates from 2016 to 2022, where she led the Financial Services sector in India and advised multinational clients on senior leadership and growth challenges. Earlier, she worked as Director at MAPE Advisory Group from 2014 to 2016 in investment banking, and as Associate Director at Edelweiss Capital from 2010 to 2014 in Mumbai. She also held the role of Vice President at Citi from 2006 to 2010, focusing on investment banking. She holds an MBA in Finance from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (2000�2002) and a Bachelor of Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce (1997�2000).