Tone Thomas Vaduthala

Profile

In his role as Senior Director of Executive Programmes, Tone explores what equips leaders to thrive in uncertainty and inspires them to build cultures that learn fast and adapt even faster. An experienced leadership development consultant, for more than two decades he has helped organisations and their leaders navigate complexity, build resilience and lead with confidence in times of disruption.

His perspective comes from advising global organisations such as Microsoft, IBM, Walt Disney, Chrysler, Procter & Gamble, EY, Deloitte, AT&T, Roche, Deutsche Bank, LafargeHolcim, Home Depot and Liberty Global, combined with his own experience in senior executive roles where he led large, multi-level teams and drove business growth across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the United States. This blend of consulting insight and real-world leadership gives him a unique ability to understand the challenges that leaders face today.

An entrepreneur at heart, he has launched innovative ventures and award-winning learning solutions – including one that today serves over 12 million active users – transforming how industries approach capability development. He combines this practical experience with deep expertise in leadership development, holding professional distinctions as a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, a Fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute, and a Certified Management and Business Educator.

Tone speaks regularly at international conferences and contributes to shaping industry standards as a judge for prestigious awards, including the Brandon Hall Learning Excellence Awards and the Chief Learning Officer Learning in Practice Awards. Complementing this practice-driven perspective, his research examines the dynamic interplay between leadership and organisational learning, investigating how social networks and leadership behaviours influence the diffusion of knowledge and accelerate transformational change within complex systems.

Qualifications

• Master of Science (Senior Leadership)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Instructional Design
• Post Graduate Diploma in Software Engineering and Management
• Bachelor of Science (Mathematics)

Professional memberships

• Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI)
• Fellow of Learning and Professional Institute (FLPI)
• Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE)
• Academic Advisory Board Member of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Entrepreneurs initiative
• Chartered Manager (CMgr)
• CIPD Leaders in Learning
• National Human Resource Development Network - Lifetime Member

Research groups and institutes

• Executive education
• Centre for Executive and Professional Education