Rashmi Sinha
Rashmi Sinha | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Sinha at LinkedIn, 2012 | |
| Born | |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Allahabad University (M.A.) Brown University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Employer | SlideShare |
| Spouse | Jonathan Boutelle |
| Awards | Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs (Fortune) |
Rashmi Sinha is an Indian American businesswoman who is known for co-founding SlideShare.
Early life and education
[edit]Rashmi Sinha was born in Lucknow, India into a wealthy family.[1] She studied psychology at Allahabad University, where she earned a B.A. and M.A. in psychology.[2][3] Later, she moved to the United States and attended Brown University, where she earned a PhD in cognitive neuropsychology.[4] There, Rashmi took computer science courses with Andy van Dam, so she had some exposure to the HCI (human-computer interaction) way of thinking.[1] She took a course in designing educational software. Rashmi Sinha went to University of California, Berkeley for a postdoc where she switched her focus to human-computer interaction.[1]
Career
[edit]She then left academia at the University of California and later co-founded Uzanto.[3] Simultaneously, Rashmi and her husband, with the help of her older brother Amit Ranjan, built SlideShare, a site for people to share presentations online, in just six months.[4] Since its launch in 2006, more than 9 million presentations have been uploaded to SlideShare, helping professionals connect through content. LinkedIn acquired SlideShare for over $100 million (~$131 million in 2023) in 2012.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Sinha is married to Jonathan Boutelle, who is the co-founder and Chief technology officer of SlideShare.[4][6] They live in San Francisco.[7] Sinha had 2 sons Rohan Boutelle and Vikram Boutelle who are twins who were born in the year 2012.
Recognition
[edit]In 2008, Rashmi was named one of the World's Top 10 Women Influencers in Web 2.0 by Fast Company.[8][9]
In 2012, Fortune named her No. 8 on its Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs list. In 2008, Rashmi was named one of the World's Top 10 Women Influencers in Web 2.0 by Fast Company.[8] In January 2015, The Economic Times listed her as one of 20 "most influential" global Indian women.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Gaston-Breton, Tristan (14 August 2018). "Rashmi Sinha, la reine de l'expérience utilisateur" [Rashmi Sinha, the queen of user experience]. Les Echos.
- ^ "StackPath". asiainc500.com. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ a b Archives, Our Online (4 April 2014). "Meet Rashmi Sinha, CEO of Slideshare". The New Indian Express.
- ^ a b c Welch, Liz (1 April 2011). "The Way I Work: Rashmi Sinha of SlideShare". Inc.
- ^ "Rashmi Sinha, brother Amit Ranjan sell world's largest slide-sharing site SlideShare to LinkedIn.com for Rs 640 cr". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Chang, Angie (4 May 2012). "Female Founders To Watch: Literally Married To Your Co-Founder". Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ Sinha, Rashmi. "About". Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ a b "SlideShare - Founders". Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "Indian-origin Rashmi Sinha in Playboy's 'sexiest CEOs' list". The Indian Express Limited. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ "Global Indian Women: Top 20 India-born & globally successful women from business and arts". The Economic Times. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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