Sapna N Rao is an experienced Human Resources and Administration professional with over two decades of experience across education, healthcare, and media organizations. She has held senior administrative and HR positions at the Women’s Peace League, Rangadore Memorial Hospital, and Deccan Herald Newspaper, with extensive experience in human resource management, personnel administration, recruitment, employee relations, training and development, performance appraisal, and organisational coordination.

At the Women’s Peace League, she served as Administrator – HR & Administration from 2016 to January 2026, where she independently managed HR and administrative operations, including recruitment and selection, staff development, school administration, employee-related matters, donor and stakeholder coordination, and the overall smooth functioning of the school.

Previously, she served as Administrator – HR & Personnel at Rangadore Memorial Hospital from 2007 to 2016, handling recruitment, training and development, performance appraisals, promotions, employee benefits, personnel administration, and disciplinary proceedings.

She began her professional career with Deccan Herald Newspaper in 2001 as an Executive – HR and progressed to the position of Assistant Manager – HR. During this period, she gained experience in recruitment, employee induction, training and development, performance appraisal, employee benefits, welfare, disciplinary matters, and employee-management coordination.

She holds a B.A., LL.B., Diploma in Taxation, and Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management (PGDPM). She also possesses strong communication, organisational, interpersonal, administrative, problem-solving, and team coordination skills, with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Her professional contributions have been recognised through a Cash Reward from Deccan Herald in 2005 and the Best Employee – Administration Department award at Rangadore Memorial Hospital in 2013.