Sunil Deshmukh, CMA, is Chair-Emeritus of the IMA Global Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. In this role, he serves on the Governance Standing Board Committee and the Global Markets Standing Board Committee.

Deshmukh consults and advises organizations, both for profit and nonprofit, primarily on leadership development, business strategy, and leadership/executive coaching. Deshmukh is currently based in India, but in his 30-year career, he has worked in consumer markets in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, developing business strategies, managing operations, and providing board-level oversight and governance. He has served in various leadership positions (CFO, Managing Director, CEO) with multinational companies and large family-managed organizations across many geographic regions and industry segments, including manufacturing, retail and distribution, supply chain, and logistics.

Deshmukh holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Marathwada University, a bachelor’s degree in law from Symbiosis Law College at Pune University, and a master’s degree in commerce from Pune University. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI), the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), and the Institute of Directors (IoD) of India.

Deshmukh is a certified Executive and Leadership Coach, Team Coach, and Mentor from the International Coach Federation (ICF) USA Associate Certified Coach (ACC), a Certified Executive Coach-Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching (MGSCC), and a Senior Practitioner from EMCC Global.

An IMA member since 2010, Deshmukh earned his CMA that same year. He has been a member of the IMA Global Board of Directors since 2021, where he has served as chair of the Nominating Standing Board Committee and as a member of the Governance Standing Board Committee and the Strategic Planning Standing Board Committee. Deshmukh has also served as president of both the IMA Mumbai Chapter and IMA Pune Chapter; past dean of the IMA Mentoring Subcommittee; Board liaison for the IMA Research Foundation; and member of the IMA CEO Search Committee. He is also a member of the IMA Leadership Academy, specifically as a webinar contributor, moderator, and presenter.

A published author on the topic of leadership, Deshmukh serves as a speaker, coach, and accredited mentor for tech and social startups in India. He is a certified Independent Director and sits on multiple boards in India, including serving as an advisory board member for Talent at Work UAE, whose vision is to provide the best talent development across the MENASA region. Deshmukh is a guest faculty member at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Nagpur and recently published a book on his life story, titled “Videshmukhi.”