Kalpana Chawla:
Chawla obtained a degree in aeronautical engineering from
Punjab Engineering College before immigrating to the United States and becoming
a naturalized citizen in the 1980s. She earned a doctorate in aerospace
engineering from the University of Colorado in 1988, having previously obtained
her masters degree from the University of Texas. She began working at NASA's
Ames Research Center the same year, working on power-lift computational fluid
dynamics.
In 1994, Chawla was selected as an astronaut candidate.
After a year of training, she became a crew representative for the Astronaut
Office EVA/Robotics and Computer Branches, where she worked with Robotic
Situational Awareness Displays and tested software for the space shuttles. Chawla's
first opportunity to fly in space came in November 1997, aboard the space
shuttle Columbia on flight STS-87. The shuttle made 252 orbits of the Earth in
just over two weeks. The shuttle carried a number of experiments and observing
tools on its trip, including a Spartan satellite, which Chawla deployed from
the shuttle. The satellite, which studied the outer layer of the sun,
malfunctioned due to software errors, and two other astronauts from the shuttle
had to perform a spacewalk to recapture it.
Chanda Kochhar
Chanda Kochhar (born 17 November 1961) is the managing
director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of ICICI Bank. She is widely
recognised for her role in shaping retail banking in India.
Early life
Kochhar was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and raised in Jaipur,
Rajasthan. She was educated at St. Angela Sophia School, Jaipur. She then moved
to Mumbai, where she joined Jai Hind College for a bachelor's degree. After
graduating in 1982, she studied cost accountancy, and later acquired a master's
degree in management studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management
Studies, Mumbai. She received the Wockhardt Gold Medal for Excellence in Management
Studies as well as the J. N. Bose Gold Medal in Cost Accountancy.
Personal life
Kochhar resides in Mumbai, and is married to Deepak
Kochhar[32], a wind energy entrepreneur and her business schoolmate. They have
two children, a daughter Aarti [33]and a son, Arjun
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (born 23 March 1953, Bangalore, India)
is an Indian entrepreneur.[3] She is the chairman and managing director of
Biocon Limited, a biotechnology company based in Bangalore (Bengaluru),
India[4] and the current chairperson of IIM-Bangalore.[5] In 2014, she was
awarded the Othmer Gold Medal, for outstanding contributions to the progress of
science and chemistry.[6][7][8][9][10] She is on the Financial Times’ top 50
women in business list.[11] As of 2015, she was listed as the 85th most
powerful woman in the world by Forbes.[12]At present in 2016, she has been
listed one more time in "Forbes" - the most powerful woman in the world
at 77th position.
Early life and education
Kiran Mazumdar was born to Gujarati parents in Bangalore,
India.[13] She went to school at Bangalore’s Bishop Cotton Girl's High School,
graduating in 1968. She then attended Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, a
women's college offering pre-university courses as an affiliate of Bangalore
University. She studied biology and zoology, graduating from Bangalore
University with a B.Sc. in Zoology in 1973.[14][15][16] Mazumdar hoped to go to
medical school, but did not obtain a scholarship.[17], Her father, Rasendra
Mazumdar, was the head brewmaster at United Breweries. He suggested that Kiran
study fermentation science, and train to be a brewmaster, a very nontraditional
field for a woman.[17] Mazumdar went to Federation University (Formerly known
as University of Ballarat) in Australia to study Malting and Brewing. In 1974
she was the only woman enrolled in the brewing course, and the top of her
class.[18] She earned the degree of Master Brewer in 1975.[1][15][18] She
worked as a trainee brewer in Carlton and United Breweries, Melbourne and as a
trainee maltster at Barrett Brothers and Burston, Australia. She also worked
for some time as a technical consultant at Jupiter Breweries Limited, Calcutta
and as a technical manager at Standard Maltings Corporation, Baroda between
1975 and 1977.[15][19] However, when she investigated the possibility of
further work in Bangalore or Delhi, she was told that she would not be hired as
a master brewer in India because "It's a man's work."[20]:152–153
[21] She began to look abroad, and was offered a position in Scotland.
Preetha Reddy
Preetha Reddy, managing director of one of the largest
healthcare conglomerates of India, Apollo Hospitals , is one of the pioneer
businesswomen of India in the industrial segment of healthcare.[2] In September
2012, she was elected to the board as independent director of medical
technology company Medtronic.
Education
She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry
from Madras University and Master's degree in Public Administration from
Annamalai University.[4]
Siblings
She has three sisters, Suneeta Reddy, Sangeetha Reddy and
Shobana Kamineni; and all are serving as Directors in Apollo Hospitals.
Preetha Reddy is the Vice Chairperson of the Apollo
Hospitals group, Asia's foremost integrated healthcare provider. She is widely
recognized for her contributions in making high quality healthcare accessible
to millions across the country and also for her contributions to various
entities and industry bodies, working for the betterment of India. Apollo
Hospitals is widely recognized as the pioneer of private healthcare in India,
and was the country's first corporate hospital. A forerunner of integrated
healthcare, Apollo has a robust presence across the healthcare spectrum and
since its inception in 1983; the group has touched the lives of over 45 million
individuals who came from 121 countries. Preetha works closely with the
organization's clinicians in introducing contemporary protocols to further enhance
clinical outcomes. She leads the organization's thrust on continuous quality
improvement processes to achieve the highest standards of patient satisfaction.
Preetha Reddy spearheaded the Apollo's focus on data driven decision making and
as a part of the organisation's digital transformation journey, she championed
strategic deployment of analytics, through which the organization continuously
reviews clinical effectiveness using IT enabled balanced scorecards and
dash-boards. Her unwavering focus on driving innovation through technology and
efforts to bring in perspective and predictive analytics led Apollo in being
honoured with 2016 Microsoft innovation award for the use of analytics in
managing infectious disease and their control.
Leena Nair
Leena Nair (born 1969) global senior vice-president for
leadership and organisation development at Unilever.[1] She graduated from
XLRI- Xavier School of Management and worked from Unilever's Indian branch
since 1992. With her appointment as Executive Director-HR in June 2007, she
became the first woman on the Management Committee of Hindustan Unilever
Limited (HUL).[2] On 15 December 2015, she succeeded Doug Baillie as the global
CHRO of Unilever.
Life[edit]
Her hometown is Kolhapur,Maharshtra. After graduating from
XLRI, Jamshedpur, she started working at three different factories in Kolkata,
Ambattur, Tamil Nadu and Taloja, Maharashtra.[3]
Awards and Recognitions[edit]
·
Business Today “most powerful woman” list for 5
consecutive years.[4]
·
50 most influential women in India by Verve
magazine
·
Young Woman Achiever of the year 2008 in
Business by FICCI (YFLO)
·
Human Resource (HR) Achiever of the Year in 2009
by the World HRD Congress
·
“Seasoned HR Professional for 2010” by NHRDN
·
'HR Champion' by Hindustan Times and 'HR Leader
of the Year ' by STAR News Talent Leadership.