Kalpana Sampath, PhD, is a human resource professional and development artist, active for the last 17 years in helping individuals and organizations focus on their vision and clarify their values. She is the Director of Arpitha, a group committed to working on a school of thought called "Evolutionary Leadership." Dr. Sampath's research acumen and conceptual clarity distinguish her as a practitioner who is constantly learning and feeding her experiences back into ongoing research. She has presented academic papers in many international forums, and her clients includes Ford Motor Company, Asian Development Bank, and John Keells Holdings (Sri Lanka); UEM (Malaysia); Mphasis and Siemens Communications Software (India); and many leading IT and non-IT companies internationally.

Apart from a PhD in social science, Dr. Sampath holds a master's (VIDVAT) degree in Indian Classical Dance from the government of Karnataka, India. Her experiments with art forms include women in their middle age using dance as self-expression; "Ganabodhini," a series that combines values with music to bring to the fore the lyrical element of music; folk dance workshops with children; contemporary dance with youth groups to facilitate addressing identity issues; and work as a theatre artist and director of plays. Dr. Sampath can be reached at kalpana at arpitha.com.