About Nitya: At 22, Nitya found her dream job at Cisco Systems in San Jose, California, and she spent the next decade working with teams across the US, Europe and Asia Pacific. By 32, she was chosen to lead a significant project for Cisco in India. While excellence at work and subsequent success continued, she was one of those that worried about world problems, even as a child. Global issues like poverty, indifference and violence left a deep impression on her, causing her to question her purpose in life. Slowly, she found solace in the answers she arrived at herself, further validated in the learnings of later years - we are all here to be the best versions of ourselves, leveraging our unique talents for collective good.
So, it was no surprise to those who knew her, when at a critical point in her career, she left her seemingly plush corporate job and founded and wholeheartedly nurtured a citizen movement called Whitefield Rising, moved by the need for citizen volunteering and engagement. She could also focus then on her young family and ageing in-laws that needed her attention.
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While her degrees say ICWA and CPA, she truly thinks and lives out of the box.
About Ram: Ram started his professional career at Telco (now Tata Motors). Lucky enough to be in an organization that encouraged learning and development, his first few corporate years were used to develop foundational skills that he carries forward to this day. Relocating to the US and working in high-tech companies in Silicon Valley only honed these skills and reinforced the need for excellence.
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As a management consultant, Ram has managed and worked on large enterprise operations programs in some of the biggest companies in the SF Bay area. Back in India, Ram is a community leader, as evidenced by his work in his residential community – running association affairs, leading the response during the Covid crisis, and organizing innovative sports events. Ram believes in an ethic of effort and excellence that he carries to all his endeavors. On the personal side, Ram is a devoted listener of music, and is also a passionate sportsperson.
