IMF's Gita Gopinath to Chanel's Leena Nair: Indian women in global roles

Mar 7, 2023By: Rounak JainGita Gopinath – International Monetary FundGita Gopinath is the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She served as its chief economist between 2019-22. Prior to joining IMF, Gopinath had a two-decade long stint as an academic at Harvard University, as John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Economics.Credit: WikimediaLeena Nair – ChanelLeena Nair took over as the Global CEO of French luxury fashion house Chanel in 2022. Before joining Chanel, Nair served as the chief human resources officer at Unilever, which has operations across 190 countries.Credit: WikimediaDivya Nettimi – Avala GlobalDivya Nettimi is the founder and chief investment officer of Berlin-based Avala Global, and the first woman to head a $1 billion hedge fund. She was earlier a portfolio manager at Viking Global Investors, an associate at Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, and also managed Harvard University’s Alpha Fund.Credit: Divya-NettimiAnjali Sud – VimeoAnjali Sud is the CEO of US-based Vimeo, an online video sharing platform. Prior to heading the company, Sud was Vimeo’s general manager and head of market. She also worked at Amazon, Time Warner; and was designated Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum in 2019.Credit: WikimediaSharmistha Dubey – Match
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