“The numbers of girls pursuing STEM subjectsat the college level itself is low – and this isn’tjust an India problem, it’s a global problem.Unless these numbers rise significantly,there aren’t going to be a lot of women intechnology-centric roles.”

Technology Expert: Cloud andArtificial intelligence

Brief Profile: Charu has 10+ years of experience in Operations & Technology in India & USA. She has a Bachelor’s in Engineering from RV College and Master of Business Administration from University of Illinois. She began her career as a software engineer at Samsung developing mobile applications. Later, she joined Lumeris Inc., one of the largest value-based healthcare IT firms in the US, as a Strategic Leadership Development Associate.

At Lumeris, Charu met her Co-founders, Subbarao Siddabattula and IlangovelThulasimani, and they founded Practically in 2018.Practicallycombines gamification techniques, immersive learning assets, test prep, and an AI-assisted study buddy in one compact cross-platform app.