Kavita Baboota (United States) is a people-focused HR leader with 20+ years driving enterprise workforce strategy, organizational effectiveness, and HR transformation across global, mission-driven organizations, including the United Nations system. She brings deep expertise in aligning talent, culture, and organizational capability with strategic priorities.

At the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Kavita led the Headquarters client services team, ensuring the delivery of HR services globally while advising executive leadership on workforce planning, talent acquisition, organizational design, and enterprise talent priorities. She drove large-scale transformation initiatives, including restructuring efforts impacting 700+ employees, and strengthened leadership pipelines through succession planning and talent mobility strategies.

Previously, at the World Health Organization (WHO), Kavita served as HR Business Partner and Acting Regional HR Manager, overseeing HR strategy and operations across 22 countries, including nine crisis-affected settings. She led a 13-person HR team delivering workforce planning, talent acquisition, organizational restructuring, and change management in complex, high-risk environments. She strengthened governance frameworks, leveraged workforce analytics to inform leadership decision-making, and designed capacity-building initiatives to enhance leadership capability across country offices.

Kavita holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Development and Human Resources Management from Johns Hopkins University and has completed executive-level HR education at the Wharton School and the University of Virginia. She is a candidate for the Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) credential and is completing her ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) training.

Kavita partners with senior leaders to build strategic partnerships, drive operational excellence, and strengthen inclusive talent pipelines that enhance workforce performance and organizational impact.