Sharthok Chakraborty is the Co-Founder & CEO of Klaar, an AI-powered performance management platform.

A former HR leader turned tech entrepreneur, Sharthok is passionate about reimagining how organizations build clarity, culture, and performance at scale. Before founding Klaar, he held senior HR leadership roles for eight years at companies like Kraft Heinz, Aramex, and more. His HR career spans across performance management, talent management, and HR business partnering, from skill gap analyses to building career development architectures.
At Klaar, Sharthok combines his HR expertise with a product-first approach, helping companies like T-Mobile, Zenwork, Vidyard, and more leverage AI to make performance management smarter, predictive, and in-the-flow-of-work. A LinkedIn Top Voice, he has been a consistent authority on topics such as performance, organizational culture, leadership development, and mentorship, often drawing from personal experiences and reflections in his widely read posts and LinkedIn articles.

Sharthok continues to advocate for a future of work that is not just efficient but deeply human — where performance systems unlock growth, culture, and clarity for everyone.