Our Team

Meet the showrunners. Aspire for her is run completely by women and for women.

The Fabulous Founders

Madhura Dasgupta Sinha

With a mission to change the diversity equation of our country, AFH was launched to motivate young women to enter and persevere in the workforce, to unleash India’s huge economic opportunity. With over 25 years of experience in the banking industry, her career includes ‘building' one of India's youngest banks, of leading the merger of the bank with an NBFC and of 17 years in an MNC Bank in various business leadership roles including growing the P&L to a $100M business.

Mandira Dasgupta

Joined the workforce in 1973 in the West Bengal Civil Services, she was the first woman Deputy Commissioner in the Commercial Taxes Department. In 1997, she was selected for the India Administrative Services (IAS), starting with Additional District Magistrate in Birbhum district (West Bengal), subsequently holding posts of Joint Secretary and Director in Health, Labour & Employment departments. An accomplished Rabindra Sangeet artiste, she topped her class in Gitabitan and swam nationally for Bengal.

Proteeti Sinha

A third-year undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, she is actively involved in human-computer interaction research and is currently studying algorithmic bias on online media platforms. She is also pursuing a minor in Business Administration and is interested in working at the intersection of business, technology and human-computer interaction. She is also a national gold medallist in swimming, and has competed at 10 national aquatic championships.

The Core Team

Ruchita tandon

Head, Alliances and Partnerships

Abha Bagroy

Head, Strategic Initiatives

Shohini DasGupta

Head, Institutional Learning

The Showrunners

Palak Kabra

Lead: College & Community Acquisition

An undergraduate student currently pursuing her BE in Computer Engineering. Apart from the technical aspects, she is always vigilant for new opportunities and on the look out for new social media trends. Ready to learn and execute things as and when she hears about them. With a hands-on approach and an amazing sense of responsibility, she leads College Acquisition and Community Outreach.

Pankti Salia

Manager: Member Acquisition & Engagement

Connecting with people gives us a sense of inclusion,interaction and community. Your vibe attracts your tribe. Pankti is the go to person to reap positive relations with people around the world and empower this community. Diversity brings the best out of best and she is responsible for engaging that diversity in the right manner to spread the cause of AFH to the maximum people out there.

Rasmi Dhulipudi

Lead: Data & Performance Management

I am a 2nd year undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering at Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore. I am an electric vehicle enthusiast, and I build Formula Student cars with my college team. I spend most of my time drooling over food videos online and food blogging. I can play over 7 sports and gain instant energy though organizing things meticulously.

Sneha Ganesh

Lead : Alliances and Technology

A triple major undergraduate from Christ University, Sneha is a data science aspirant and loves all things numbers and tech. Passionate about ML and AI, she is a multitasker who is always on the lookout for new ways to improve and learn.

In addition to technology, Sneha is an absolute social bird who loves talking and meeting new people. She is an avid public speaker and writer, who enjoys working on fiction and poetry.

Yashasvi Ghadale

Lead, Learning & Tech

Yashasvi is a second-year undergraduate student at IIT Delhi. She is absolutely crazy about physics and astronomy. Her deepest interest lies in exploring the physical universe at the ultra micro and the ultra macro scales! She loves to play around with tech and is also a Machine Learning enthusiast. When not doing physics, you might find her writing poetry, playing the guitar or even swimming!

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