Churni Bhattacharya
Interesting. Fun. Passionate. Energizing. Authentic. Get-stuff-done.
There are a few words to describe Churni. Bottomline, she is unique.
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Known in the industry for her authentic leadership and team building skills, Churni brings an unique perspective in managing transformation while creating an amazing culture.
My Story
I grew up in India in a highly educated family of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins with numerous post-doctorate degrees. I have a masters in computer science and am the least educated person in my generation!
When I was in high school, I wanted to be a professor. After my undergraduate studies in Physics, I did my masters in Computer Science. Instead of becoming a professor, I joined a consulting company as a software programmer.
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This took me to Japan. I worked at Citibank in Japan, learning the financial services business by reading programs and fell in love with derivatives trading. I took a new role as a technology coordinator for derivatives operations and moved to Citibank New York for the same role for global derivatives. Someone suggested that my work was more suited for a management consulting company. I always thought management consulting was for MBAs and not for engineers!
I went and had a chat at Ernst & Young, and fell in love with consulting! My consulting career brought me from New York to San Francisco. However, after my son was born, I realized that constant travel was not what I wanted to do.
I joined a software company called Intuit. I loved my work and learned true product management and customer obsession. I then joined an awesome company, First Republic Bank, as a divisional CIO. I left to join AssetMark, a wealth management platform, as the Chief Application Officer. Currently I am loving my life following my passion as an author, a speaker and an advisor for digital transformation.
