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On a continuous learning path: The life and work of business leader Neelam Dhawan
In 1982, a Delhi University MBA graduate Neelam Dhawan found it difficult to find a proper job.
Neelam Dhawan, Managing Director, Microsoft India, leads Microsoft India.
The reason was simple — companies that came in to hire for marketing roles didn’t believe a woman could fill the position.
She was advised to apply for a banking job. However, “It didn’t sit right with me.
I had learnt about the then-new technology and programming languages like Fortran, and I had specialised in marketing. However, soon I got an offer from HCL,” says Neelam.
Today, after 38 years, she is touted as one of the most powerful women leaders in the technology world and has been instrumental in shaping the Indian IT industry.
Neelam has held leadership and core roles at HP, Microsoft, and IBM.
She is also a supervisory board member at Philips, a non-executive director at Skylo Technologies, ICICI Bank, Capita PLC, and Yatra.
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