HR/Operations Manager

Sheri (Padmashri) Lad is HR/Operations Manager for The Christensen Fund, conducting research and interpreting data to support decision-making in our organization.

With extensive experience in business, marketing and finance, in both India and the U.S., Sheri is adept at configuring and managing software systems for operations throughout the foundation.

Sheri earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, with Physics and Mathematics as minors, from Fergusson College in Pune, India. She also earned an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the Institute of Management Development & Research, in Pune.

Sheri is a long-time volunteer and current board member with Indian Schools Alumni & Friends (INSAF), a volunteer-run nonprofit that promotes the education and advancement of disadvantaged people in India. She has also volunteered at the Peninsula Humane Society, and has been known to spontaneously break into Bollywood-style singing and dancing.