About Tarun Agarwala

Tarun Agarwala is the Founder of Empanetics Research Labs, a Visiting Professor of Game Theory, and a passionate architect of trust-first leadership cultures.

With over two decades of expertise in human behavior, emotional resilience, rational-empathy, and leadership dynamics, Tarun brings a unique lens to leadership development. His work is driven by a powerful insight:

Technical excellence is essential — but it is trust that determines whether teams thrive or fail.

Throughout his early professional journey, Tarun observed that even the most talented teams often struggled—not due to lack of skill, but because of a breakdown in trust. This led to delayed decisions, unresolved conflicts, and untapped leadership potential.

He believes that trust and emotional strength are not soft skills—they are survival skills, scaling tools, and the foundation of sustainable organizational growth.

This conviction laid the foundation for Empanetics Research Labs & Technologies, created with the vision of building a world where:

1. Trust becomes a measurable leadership advantage

2. Emotional strength is recognized as a core leadership capability

3. Win-win human interactions are empowered by science and technology

The frameworks developed at Empanetics are not theoretical. They are science-backed, practical, and outcome-driven, tailored to support leadership transformation in high-pressure, fast-changing environments.

Tarun partners with:

1. Founders scaling organizations without compromising culture

2. Business leaders building sustainable influence and impact

3. MNCs aiming to enhance cross-cultural trust and collaboration

4. International teams leveraging emotional intelligence as a competitive edge

5. Government institutions striving to foster trust internally and externally

Through his flagship program, "Leading with Trust and Emotional Strength", Tarun helps leaders and organizations unlock three powerful outcomes:

1. Accelerated Growth through faster, deeper relationships

2. Stronger Collaboration by minimizing internal friction and leadership bottlenecks

3. Sustainable Leadership Resilience by enhancing emotional strength under uncertainty

He continues to inspire leadership teams to turn trust into a business multiplier, guiding organizations to perform at their best—in both calm and chaos.

Tarun welcomes opportunities to collaborate with forward-thinking leaders who are building the future of leadership and believe that trust is not just a value—it’s a strategy for growth.

Tarun's Skills

Honors & Awards

📌Projects📌

Syniverse India – Primary IP Engineering Lead
Duration: May 2012 – Present
Led the deployment of Syniverse IPX NGN Data Centers in Mumbai and Bangalore, from inception. Played a key role in planning, architecture, and ongoing support for mission-critical infrastructure.

🤝Volunteering🤝

Chairperson – Product Leaders Forum (PLF)
Duration: July 2018 – December 2018 (6 months)
PLF is a volunteer-led non-profit community focused on empowering product leaders. As Chairperson, facilitated high-impact dialogues, workshops, and events that nurtured product leadership, collaborative learning, and skills augmentation across the ecosystem.

💼Services Provided💼

• Leadership Development
• Human Resources (HR)

🎓 Licenses & Certifications🎓

1. Strategic Planning and Execution
   University of Virginia – Darden School of Business
   Issued: May 2018
2. Advanced Business Strategy
   University of Virginia – Darden School of Business
   Issued: October 2017
3. Foundations of Business Strategy
   University of Virginia – Darden School of Business
   Issued: September 2017