WINGS’ 
Leadership

Unifying a distinguished talent base whose unparalleled industry and leadership experiences can be harnessed for collaboration for the greater good is possible only in a socially driven organization, fueled by its purposeful mission.

It is no surprise that many stalwarts from various industries came forward to devote their time, treasure and talent to help WINGS realize its mission.

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our mission

Together We Build And Rise

At WINGS we believe in the power of collective support, embodying the proverbial 'it takes a village' ethos. We are dedicated to creating a multiplier effect, propelling not only individual careers but also uplifting the entire community of women in our pursuit of transformative success.

Varsha Waishampayan

Founder and CEO

Varsha is dedicated to creating pathways to promote women leaders. She is a gifted cultivator of talent who believes high potential women will thrive with the right guidance and a structured results-oriented mentoring program.

A structured results-oriented mentoring program

Varsha has almost three decades of management experience on Wall Street and top management consulting firms like PwC. In addition to her long career on Wall Street, Varsha is passionate about creating and promoting women leaders.

She has worked and led nonprofits that focus on girls’ education. She is a teacher at heart and has seen her father changing people’s life from good to great by being a teacher all his life. Before stepping into financial services, Varsha was a professor of Chemistry. During her career in financial services, she was constantly drawn to mentoring women around her and she noticed that she could make a difference with her approach to mentoring.

This led to a discovery and then new beginning of her purposeful journey. Varsha left her long successful career in corporate America and founded WINGS for Growth to pursue her father’s vision in a purposeful journey.

Music is Varsha’s muse. She is rejuvenated by music and equally loves being energized by a day at the spa. Nature in its selfless giving inspires her every day. She is ever grateful to have a wonderful family and thankful that she followed her father’s best advice “There is never a bad time to do good, it is a matter of priorities”. She lives in Bridgewater, NJ with her husband and enjoys the natural bounty of her surroundings.

our leaders

Our leaders

WINGS for Growth’s social impact is overseen by a Board of Directors, Advisory Council Members, Leadership team and volunteers who deeply believe in the cause of empowering more women in leadership.