Isb PGP Women In Business Club
Impact and Exclusive Clubs
Women in Business Club
Overview
You think Women in Business is all about women? Think again! The Women In Business Club (WiB) aims to promote, empower and enable the cohort at ISB to become stronger leaders and foster a more gender equal corporate culture post ISB.
Our goals:
- Enable member to become leaders who build organisations that create an environment of growth and oneness.
- Promote gender sensitisation in the workplace to help cultivate a more gender equal corporate culture across industries.
- Ensure the overall development of women at ISB through open forums, networking events and mentorship initiatives.
- Initiate conversations with women leaders and leaders of gender-neutral companies across the globe and translate these experiences into opportunities for students at large at ISB
- Enabling members to fearlessly express, learn and grow in a judgement free environment
Rajrupa Bose
President
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any." – Alice Walker
A Chartered Accountant by profession, Rajrupa graduated from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, and perfected her skills in the Corporate Finance domain at ITC Limited. Here, she played a pivotal role in driving operational efficiency, enhancing internal controls across industries, developing robust business systems and managing transformative changes within business functions. Her last role was to steer an organization celebrated for its century-long legacy towards automation and efficiency.
She is dedicated to cultivating an environment that thrives on rich dialogue, mentorship, and collaborative growth. Her vision is to cultivate a more equitable future for women in the corporate world, making it a place where women and allies can thrive and drive positive transformation.
Ahalya Rajesh
Vice President
“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” - Madeline Albright
Ahalya has spent the last ~4 years at McKinsey & Company working across functions and industries such as building materials, edtech, tourism, oil & gas and more. Her journey from a backend research analyst to a frontend consultant has been an incredible learning experience that has shown her the value of working in diverse teams.
She is keen on creating a safe space for conversations about the role of gender and diversity in the workplace as well as creating a network of allies for gender equiy. Through WiB, she aims to make every member believe in the value of gender representation and diversity.
Ishwarya Lakshmi
President
Ishwarya is a Chartered Accountant (All India Ranker) and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce. She has over 4 years of experience in credit rating and valuing companies for mergers and acquisitions, primarily in the automobile, hospitality, manufacturing, FMCG and IT/ITes sectors.
Beyond her professional pursuits, Ishwarya is passionate about gender diversity, LGBTQ rights, and eradicating caste and religious discrimination, and is always up for a conversation about politics. On a personal note, she enjoys music, movies and memes, and is an avid swimmer and singer.
At the Women in Business club, she hopes to collaborate with fellow women to inspire each other into becoming confident, skilled, and transformative leaders, and develop the gumption to walk into and own hitherto patriarchal spaces. She hopes to gather the allyship and support of the cohort to work towards an equal future where all voices are valued, and all opportunities are accessible.
Divya Chikati
Vice President
Divya is a chemical engineer grad from NIT Calicut, she began her career at ExxonMobil as process safety risk engineer and eventually became the team lead and led 15 members diverse team. She has driven initiatives around automation/digitalization, and won multiple company awards along the way.
Apart from the professional endeavors, Divya is passionate about women empowerment and actively participates in various women interest network clubs and loves to try new things. You will find Divya either in the gym hitting weights or cooking simple meals or with a coffee and a book!
Divya always tries to empowering others and encourages herself and those around her to make a positive difference, always striving to create a supportive and inclusive environment.