Churni Bhattacharya
Interesting. Fun. Passionate. Energizing. Authentic. Get-stuff-done.
There are a few words to describe Churni. Bottomline, she is unique.
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.
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.
