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RAVINA RAJ KOHLI

Founder and Executive Director, JobCorp
Alma Mater:
New York University (NYU) and
Bangalore University
Ethnicity: Indian
Ravina Raj Kohli is an international media veteran.
She has 24 years of industry experience that spans
television and radio broadcasting, advertising, filming and
journalism. Recognized as one of the pioneers of Indian
television programming, she is also Indian television’s
first woman CEO. Her latest ventures since 2004 have
included an alliance with WPP’s GroupM to create and
execute strategic multimedia content assets for massreach Brands.
She was CEO of Star news until 2004.Before Star, she
has worked at Sony Entertainment Television as Head of
Content and Communication and with the Kerry Packer
owned Channel 9 on the Doordarshan platform as CEO.
Creating impact is her forte.
Ravina Raj Kohli spent 11 years in adverstising, from 1985
and 2006, and held various creative positions. She has
worked with JWT, Lintas and Grey worldwide. Throughout
her career, she has won many awards in television and
radio broadcasting and as a creative head in advertising.

Roopa Kudva is Managing Director of Omidyar
Network India Advisors and Omidyar Network partner.
Omidyar Network is a US-based philanthropic
investment firm.
Previously, she was the MD and CEO of CRISIL, a
global analytical company providing ratings, research,
and risk and policy advisory services. She has led
CRISIL’s evolution from a leading Indian rating agency
to a diversified analytical company with clients ranging
from the largest investment banks of the world to tens
of thousands of small firms spread across India.
She is a member of several policy-level committees
relating to the Indian financial system, including
committees of the Securities and Exchange Board
of India and the Reserve Bank of India. She has
also been a member of the Executive Council of
NASSCOM. She is a regular speaker at global
conferences and seminars by multilateral agencies,
market participants, and leading academic institutions.

ROOPA KUDWA

Managing Director of Omidyar
Network India Advisors
Alma Matter: Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad
Ethnicity: Indian