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Indian Women Dominate Forbes 2016 List Of 30-Under-30 Young Achievers
From finance to entertainment, technology and healthcare to games, these nine women are a force to be reckoned with.
1.Hollywood and Entertainment: Lilly Singh, 27
The talented comedian and singer got a nod from Forbes for being one of YouTube's highest-paid personalities. She tweeted:
This is awesome sauce! Thank you @Forbes for naming me one of your #30under30! https://t.co/Y8YqsGgg90 Hi mom! xo pic.twitter.com/AaQilfSqif
— Lilly Singh (@IISuperwomanII) January 4, 2016
2. Health Care: Mugdha Gokhale, 29
A double threat, Gokhale is a PhD Candidate who excels in drug safety research at the University of North Carolina and has a bachelor's in Indian classical music.
3. Games: Meg Jayanth, 28
This writer and game creator's game 80 Days was Time Magazine's game of the year in 2014.
4. Consumer Tech: Karishma Shah, 25
Shah is a rapid evaluation program manager at Google. She was the youngest hire after getting noticed for her successful startup in college.
5. Manufacturing and Industry: Sampriti Bhattacharyya, 28
Photo Credit: www.bostonherald.com
Bhattacharyya is a founder of Hydroswarm, underwater drone intelligence, and Lab X. She's currently an MIT student doing research on underwater robotics who already has a master's in aerospace engineering, a bachelor's in electrical engineering and has worked with NASA and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research — to mention just a few of her exploits.
6. Law and Policy: Anisha Singh, 28
A law graduate and campaign manager at the Center for American Progress, Singh has defended the rights of Muslims and Sikhs and she won a case against the U.S. Army.
7. Media: Nisha Chittal, 27
Chittal is a journalist who completely revamped MSNBCs social game since she joined as the manager of social media and community.
8. Finance: Divya Nettimi, 29
Nettimi is an investment analyst at Viking Global Investors who co-managed Harvard Business School's Alpha Fund while getting her MBA.
9. Finance: Nila Das, 27
Das became the vice president of Citigroup after joining the team just two years ago as a mortgage trader!
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