Micro and Macro Goals with Puja Issar

In the this podcast episode, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Puja Issar, Managing Director of AnitaB.org India

• Puja started her career in the investment banking world in United Kingdom dealing with multiple banks and large corporates. She talks about the stresses of the job and the highs that came with it
• Puja talks about her career in 3 different decades with the first decade in advising large corporates on M&A deals
• Her second decade she talks about her foray into the world of Not for profit segment
• She shares her experiences of enabling school girls in the india’s rural sector with their first computer and how it has transformed her as a person
• She talks about bringing her experience of working in corporate in the not for profit and creating a rewarding experience for herself and the volunteers as well
• Her third decade of work experience she has started as Managing Director for AnitaB.org where she mixes both corporate and her philanthropic angles as well
• She covers her excitement of launching GHCI in November 2023 that will have more than 6000+ women technologists across the globe
• Listen to Puja to share about more excitement around the Grace Hopper India conference
• Puja talks about having macro goals for oneself that acts as a guiding beacon and ensuing that one has micro goals that can be ticked off on a regular basis

Puja Issar is a Result driven senior executive with proven ability to evaluate ,identify and execute meaningful business across national and international boundaries. Skilled imaginative analytical strategist with excellent track record in creating strategic objectives and developing value creating business models.Wealth of experience and knowledge and awareness of alternate management approaches has been a key to success. Extensive experience in planning ,implementing and managing strategic initiatives and building and scaling of business lines across Financial services,hospitality ,real estate and not for profit sectors. 

Puja is a chartered accountant with CFA and MBA from Henley business school

Puja Issar can be contacted at https://www.linkedin.com/in/puja-issar-a2264a48