Women in Leadership: Addressing Retention and Growth Opportunities

Join us on Wednesday, October 16 @ 6pm EST for an exciting conversation with passionate advocate for women’s advancement and a key advisor for leaders tackling retention and growth challenges, Deepa Purushothaman. With over 20 years at Deloitte, she became the first Indian-American woman to make partner and led the US Women's Initiative. Her acclaimed debut book, The First, The Few, The Only, won multiple awards and was named a Financial Times best business book.Deepa founded re.write, a think tank promoting a new work narrative, and is an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School. She collaborates with the Aspen Institute on talent discussions and is launching a podcast series called The Leadership Rewrite. As a board member of Avasara and the Rutgers Center for Women in Business, she works to advance women in leadership.A sought-after keynote speaker, Deepa has addressed audiences worldwide, including at the United Nations and Disney. Her TED talks have garnered over 3 million views, and she regularly contributes to the Harvard Business Review. Deepa holds degrees from Wellesley College, Harvard Kennedy School, and the London School of Economics, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and four pets.