The ‘Girl With a Broken Neck’ Builds a $4 Billion Asset Manager
- Gupta is the only female CEO of a major Indian asset manager
- The 36-year-old also set up India’s first domestic hedge fund
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Lots of female chief executive officers have stories about conquering adversity. Radhika Gupta’s begins when she entered the world with a broken neck.
The birth complication left Gupta’s neck with a permanent tilt, a feature that at times had an impact on her self esteem but has now become a source of inspiration for doing things differently. At 36, she has already set up India’s first domestic hedge fund and become the country’s only female head of a major asset manager.