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A modern playbook of ancient wisdom.

What if there was a way to rise without burning out?

Based on deep interviews with over 30 trailblazing women—including the legendary PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, leading academics, founders, investors, social impact leaders and C-suite leaders from Amazon, Flex, Google, HubSpot, Zoom and more—Lotus Leadership offers a “yoga for business” approach to success.

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Lotus Leaders

Insights from 30+ inspiring women leaders.

  • Anima Anandkumar
    Anima Anandkumar

    Professor of Computing at the California Institute of Technology.

  • Anshu Bhardwaj
    Anshu Bhardwaj

    Senior Vice President, Engineering, Paypal, digital payment platform.

  • Anu Bharadwaj
    Anu Bharadwaj

    Former President of Atlassian, business software company.

  • Aparna Bawa
    Aparna Bawa

    Chief Operating Officer of Zoom, a communications technology company.

  • Devika Patil
    Devika Patil

    Managing Director of HSBC Innovation Banking.

  • Geetha Murali
    Geetha Murali

    CEO of Room to Read, a global organization that nurtures children’s foundational learning.

  • Indra Nooyi
    Indra Nooyi

    Former CEO PepsiCo. Amazon board director.

  • Isha Abdullah
    Isha Abdullah

    Nephrologist and biotech entrepreneur, cofounder of Organ-I, a renal transplant diagnostics startup.

  • Jenny Ming
    Jenny Ming

    CEO of Rothys, sustainable footwear and accessories leader. Levi Strauss board director.

  • Lata Krishnan
    Lata Krishnan

    Co-Founder of the American India Foundation, a non-profit driving social change in India.

  • Meerah Rajavel
    Meerah Rajavel

    Chief Information Officer of cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks.

  • Mythili Sankaran
    Mythili Sankaran

    Managing Partner of Neythri Futures Fund. Co-founder of Neythri.org, a South Asian women leadership network.

  • Nandini Ramani

    Vice President at Amazon Web Services.

  • Priya Abani
    Priya Abani

    CEO of AliveCor, a health tech company advancing patient-centric remote cardiological care.

  • Priyamvada Natarajan
    Priyamvada Natarajan

    Professor of Astronomy and Physics and Current Chair of Astronomy at Yale University.

  • Ray Mathoda

    CEO of Anchor Loans, a national lender to real estate developers and builders.

  • Reshma Saujani
    Reshma Saujani

    Founder of Girls who Code and Moms First, non-profits promoting the advancement of girls and women.

  • Revathi Advaithi
    Revathi Advaithi

    CEO of Flex, a multinational manufacturing company. Uber board director.

  • Ritu Narayan
    Ritu Narayan

    CEO and Co-Founder of Zūm, a company revolutionizing student transportation.

  • Sarika Garg
    Sarika Garg

    CEO & Co-Founder of Cacheflow, business software startup acquired by HubSpot.

  • Selina Tobaccowalla
    Selina Tobaccowalla

    CEO & Co-founder of Homeboost, home energy assessment provider.

  • Shalini Govil-Pai
    Shalini Govil-Pai

    Vice President and General Manager of Google TV.

  • Sheela Subramanian
    Sheela Subramanian

    Author & Motivational Speaker on Women’s Empowerment.

  • Shernaz Daver
    Shernaz Daver

    Former Chief Marketing Officer of Khosla Ventures, Silicon Valley venture capital firm.

  • Sonoo Thadaney Israni
    Sonoo Thadaney Israni

    Executive Director of Presence + Program in Bedside Medicine at Stanford University, which addresses racial justice in healthcare.

  • Srinija Srinivasan
    Srinija Srinivasan

    Yahoo! Employee #5 and Co-founder of Jubilee College and musical marketplace Loove.

  • Sruthi Ramaswami
    Sruthi Ramaswami

    Partner at Iconiq Capital, leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm.

  • Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
    Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

    CEO of Xero, accounting software company. Upstart board director.

  • Sundari Mitra
    Sundari Mitra

    CEO and Co-founder of Asato.ai, business software company.

  • Sylvia Acevedo
    Sylvia Acevedo

    Qualcomm board director.

  • Vineeta Agarwala
    Vineeta Agarwala

    Physician and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, leading venture capital firm.

  • Yamini Rangan
    Yamini Rangan

    CEO of HubSpot, a business software company. UC Berkeley Haas School of Business board director.

All Lotus leaders

The Five Petals

Five traits. Five petals. One transformative framework.

Shiva/Shakti
Shiva/Shakti
Fusion

Blending feminine and masculine styles

Saraswati
Saraswati
Curiosity

Zigzagging vs. linear paths

Parvati
Parvati
Harmony

Dynamic life partnerships

Lakshmi
Lakshmi
Abundance

Redefining wealth beyond material success

Tridevi
Tridevi
Power

Living life in 3D

Meet Kamini Ramani

A 40-year veteran of Silicon Valley, Kamini has advised legendary founders like Steve Jobs and shaped the strategy for leading venture firm Mayfield Fund. Now she’s on a new mission: redefining what leadership looks like for the next generation.

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