ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

BE/BTech: College of Engineering, Trivandrum

PROFILE SUMMARY

Seasoned technology and automotive industry leader with over three decades of global experience in product development, innovation, and strategic leadership. Has led large multidisciplinary teams and delivered complex engineering programmes across Europe, Asia, and North America. Brings deep expertise in automotive technologies, embedded systems, electrification, and global capability centre (GCC) development. Known for driving organisational transformation, scaling technology centres, and advising senior leadership on strategy, innovation, and growth.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

1 years

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Organizations served
Current Position – Founder and CEO, AutoAscend Pvt Limited a boutique consulting firm that specializes in the space of Automotive industry, Embedded systems, Leadership and Strategy advisory for GCCs, Executive Coaching and Mentoring of senior leadership.

Positions held currently:
Group Technology advisor Uno Mind
Strategic advisor for Acsia Technologies
External advisor at Bain and Co
Advisor at Zinnov Consulting
GCC Consultant for various organizations
Member of the Indian Prime Ministers Principal Scientific advisor’s team on e-mobility policy

Past Positions
August 2021 – May 2025 -Vice President and Head of Technical Center India, Continental Automotive, Bangalore
Topics handed – ADAS, connected vehicles, Safety Systems, CoEs – SDV, AI, cybersecurity, functional safety
April 2004 – June 2021 - Head of Power train and electrification, Robert Bosch, Bangalore
Topics handled- customer projects across Europe, UK, North America, Japan, Korea, India, Vietnam. KAM for JLR account.
CoEs- Electrification, Virtualisation
April 20002- April 2004 – Siemens Business Solutions, Johannesburg, South Africa
Topics handled- customer projects across Europe
January 1996 – April 2002- Siemens Information Systems Ltd, Bangalore
January 1995- January 1996- Siemens Automotive, Germany
June 1992- January 1995- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Bangalore

External Rewards and Recognitions
Top ten women technology leaders of India Award – 2022,
Top 100 AI Influential leaders award – 2022,
WILL women’s choice award – 2023,
Solidarity Idol award at CXO level – 2023,
DE&I Tech Leadership award – 2024
Exemplary GCC leaders of India CXO category – 2025.

Featured multiple times in the category top women leaders in Automotive
space in India

Certification : Certified Coach from CFI, ISEC certified Mentor coach, Connected leadership course (Yale university), Leadership
Focus Group certification at Bosch, Certification on GenAI, Certified behavior and Mentoring analyst