Mahua Mukherjee

Mahua Mukherjee is an entrepreneur and senior management professional who co-founded "The Star in Me," a global career advancement platform for women professionals and a diversity partner for organizations.12 She transitioned to entrepreneurship after 19+ years of corporate experience in IT delivery, business process operations, and consulting roles at companies like Cognizant.24

Mahua's educational background includes:

• BSc and MSc in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (1995-2000)34
• PGPMAX in Business Administration and Management from the Indian School of Business (2013-2014)34
• Advanced Management Program in Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership from MIT Sloan School of Management (2018)34
• Currently pursuing a Full-Time MBA in Global Leadership and Innovation as a Sloan Fellow at MIT34

In her professional career, Mahua has held various roles, including:

• Associate Consultant at Kanbay (2000)3
• Director of Consulting, Chief of Staff for Strategic Projects, and Associate Director of Operations Maturity at Cognizant (2002-2018)3
• Part of the India delegation team for ISO 20000 development (2011)3

Mahua co-founded "The Star in Me" in 2018, which aims to reduce the gender pay gap, improve leadership representation of women in corporate organizations, and solve the issue of missing pipeline for women professionals.25 The platform has attracted over 6000 women talent from 65 countries since its launch in January 2020.1

She has received several honors, including being on the Dean's List at ISB and receiving the Dean's DEI Award at MIT Sloan in 2023.4 Mahua is also certified in ITIL Masters and holds a Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt.34