Gita Gopinath, First deputy managing director, International Monetary Fund Imaging: Kapil Kashyap Gita Gopinath, 53, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has made a mark in the area of global finance and macroeconomics. She influences critical policy decisions in trade, investment, debt and interest rates. Former Reserve Bank of India Governor … Read more
Jupiter Medical Center in North Palm Beach, Florida, went live with its Epic electronic health record on September 1, 2024. Since then, the hospital’s chief information officer, Kevin Olson, has been working to optimize the EHR to best meet the hospital’s needs. He’s not done yet – nor will he ever be. “EHR optimization should … Read more
Protesters gather outside Harvard University to show their disapproval of actions taken under the Trump administration. Image: Brett Phelps/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion federal funding freeze on Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack … Read more
Kaku Nakhate, India CEO of Bank of America NA Image: Mexy Xavier Kaku Nakhate rang the doorbell of an Indian conglomerate in Mumbai one midnight in 2018. The tension was palpable as the person she was supposed to have a conversation with had a reputation of being difficult to deal with. Determined to … Read more
Anamika Khanna, Creative director and founder of Anamika Khanna and AK|OK Image: Subrata Biswas for Forbes India Anamika Khanna’s entry into the world of fashion in 1995 was a matter of chance. At the time, she was a science student who wanted to pursue Indian classical dance. And then she submitted some sketches for … Read more
Nashik-based Sahayadri Farms has Amulified close to 26,500 smallholder farmers in the fresh fruits and vegetables segment to export premium produce to global markets Image: STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images “Plant black gram this season, soil pH in your region is ideal, global demand up by 20%.” Imagine a rice farmer in Maharashtra receiving a … Read more
Looksmaxxing influencers—part of an online ecosystem dubbed the “manosphere”—have surged in popularity across social media, capitalizing on the insecurities of young men eager to boost their physical attractiveness to women. Image: Chris Delmas / AFP Hankering for a chiseled jawline, a male TikTok influencer strikes his cheekbones with a hammer—highlighting the rise of “looksmaxxing,” … Read more
Leena Nair, Global CEO, Chanel Imaging : Kapil Kashyap In 1992, Leena Nair, an engineer from Kolhapur, Maharashtra, began her career as a management trainee at Hindustan Unilever. Over the years, she steadily climbed the corporate ranks, breaking barriers along the way to become Unilever’s first female, first Asian, and youngest-ever chief human resources officer … Read more
Team members must be eager to resolve differences and agree to the best solutions based on facts. Image: Shutterstock Executive teams serve a critical role for organizations: They are tasked with defining the company’s strategic direction and ensuring the enterprise is organized, managed, and led effectively to execute the strategy smoothly and in a timely … Read more
Alok Sama’s memoir The Money Trap is a story of what goes on behind the making—and unmaking—of some of the biggest businesses in the world. For approximately five years from 2014, Sama was the chief dealmaker at SoftBank, one of the most influential technology investors. As he speaks with Forbes India in early April, Masayoshi … Read more