Radhika Gupta, one of the youngest CEOs in the mutual fund sector, has increased Edelweiss' AUM from Rs 6,000 crore to Rs 80,000 crore in five years and is gunning for the Rs 1 lakh crore mark
Why are you hiring me?” This is certainly not something anyone would ask right after getting a job in a top management consulting firm. But Radhika Gupta did. After facing seven consecutive job rejections in her early 20s, Gupta slipped into severe self-doubt. But the eighth opportunity at McKinsey came as a saviour. “We are hiring you because you are different and unique,” said the employer.
(This story appears in the 16 December, 2022 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)