Gartner Expert

Sanchi Bhat

Director Analyst

Sanchi leads high-impact inquiries and cutting-edge research designed to help Heads of I&O navigate complex organizational and technical transformations. Her role combines thought leadership, strategic scoping, and the creation of prescriptive tools to drive client outcomes.

Her current coverage and expertise include:

• Organizational Strategy & Influence: Designing frameworks to improve I&O’s reputation with the C-suite and increasing leadership influence through stakeholder alignment.

• Technical Debt & Governance: Developing comprehensive research on managing technical debt, including lean governance frameworks and continuous funding models.

• Change Management: Pioneering "human-centric" change management research to increase employee change absorption within I&O.

• AI Talent & Future of Work: Creating upskilling frameworks, AI literacy programs, and talent cost optimization strategies for modern I&O organizations.

• Scaling AI: Guiding heads of I&O on scaling AI initiatives by moving from pilot phases to enterprise-wide production, focusing on value realization and sustainable operational frameworks.

Previous Experience

• Gartner (Data & Analytics Team): She served as a Senior Principal, scoping brand-new AI related research on responding to business crises and economic uncertainty. Sanchi developed highly viewed RACI toolkits and scorecards for D&A governance.

Previous experience

• Euromonitor International: As an Economies and Consumers Analyst, she authored over 85 country briefings and strategic articles on labor markets, macroeconomic variables, and the business environment for major global economies.

• Community Leadership: She acted as a volunteer teacher at the Sa-Mudra Charity Foundation, imparting employability skills to disadvantaged students.

Professional background

Euromonitor International , Economies and Consumer Analyst , 2 years

Areas of coverage

  • Head of I&O People and Organization Leadership

  • I&O Strategy, Business Value and Cost Optimization

  • Establish a Talent and Skills Strategy to Acquire the Necessary AI Infrastructure Skills

  • Assess IT Infrastructure Alignment to the Organization's Strategic AI Ambitions

Education

• MSc. Economics, University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

• B.A. (H) Economics, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

01

I&O's Role in the Enterprise Move to Digital Business Transformation

02

Changing the Culture of I&O To Support Speed and Agility

03

Emerging Technology Roadmapping for the Future of I&O

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