Women Trailblazers
Celebrating the scientists, innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, policy shapers, and technologists driving India's AI and deep tech landscape. This directory highlights their journeys, contributions, and impact. We aim to make role models visible so more women can see possibility, aspire higher, and lead boldly.
Founders, researchers, and innovators advancing the frontiers of AI through groundbreaking ideas and transformative technologies. They are shaping new possibilities and driving India's leadership in artificial intelligence.
Ms. Tanuja Ganu
Director of Research Engineering, Microsoft Research India
Tanuja Ganu is Director of Research Engineering at Microsoft Research India, where she leads advance...
Ms. Gargi Das Gupta
Chief Strategy Officer
I am a technology and cybersecurity executive with multiple decades of experience across cloud infra...
Ms. Shalini Kapoor
Chief Strategist- Data & AI with EkStep Foundation, Board Director at Titan company, and IIIT Sri City.
Shalini's career spans 28 years in engineering, research, business and technology executive roles. S...
Ms. Bhawna Rupani
Lead GenAI Engineer, TRUGlobal
She is a GenAI engineer working on the design and deployment of applied AI solutions. With hands-on ...
Ms. Soumya Batra
CEO of WisePortAI, Co-author of llama2 & llama3
She is the CEO of WisePortAI and a leading AI researcher and practitioner, with contributions as a c...
Ms. Rachna Khokhar
Head – IT, FIA Global
Rachna Khokhar leads FIA's AI and engineering efforts, architecting scalable, secure platforms that ...
Aparna Prabhu
Senior Engineering Manager
Aparna Prabhu returned to the tech industry after career breaks, led engineering initiatives at Digi...
Shruti Mishra
Lecturer
Shruti Mishra transitioned from full stack development to academia, where she focuses on bridging th...