Sarita James is an Indian American entrepreneur and wife of Vishal Garg, founder and CEO of homeownership company Better.com, who made headlines for laying off 900 employees via Zoom call.
Wiki/Biography
Sarita James was born in 1976 (age 45 years; as in 2021) in India. Sarita went to Homestead Senior High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana for her primary education. He primarily studied mathematics and computer science for higher education at Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Harvard College, Massachusetts, and an MBA from the University of Oxford, England.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (Approx): 55 Kgs
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family
parents and siblings
Sarita James belongs to an Indian family.
husband and children
Sarita James is married to Vishal Garg, an Indian-American entrepreneur who is the CEO of mortgage lending company Better.com and also co-founder of MyRichUncle, a student loan company. The couple have three children, two boys and a girl. His daughter’s name is Uma.
Sarita James’s husband Vishal Garg
Sarita James’s daughter, Uma
livelihood
Microsoft Corporation
In 1998, Sarita James started her corporate sector career by joining Microsoft Corporation. Working as program manager, he developed technical specifications for Microsoft Office 2003, managed feature work, and scheduled the work of 15 full-time engineers. He worked closely with the divisional management department as the point person for product overviews presented to Bill Gates and the executive staff. On the technical front, he received patents for two key technologies of Microsoft’s .NET development platform.
In 2003, she again joined Microsoft Corporation, but this time as a technology consultant. Her service included translating business needs into technology solutions for executives and their staff at two major financial services clients: Bloomberg, LP and Deutsche Bank, AG Sarita left Microsoft in 2004, after working for more than a year. left.
McKinsey & Company
Sarita James began working for McKinsey & Company as a management consultant in 2005. He served media clients on growth strategy, operational efficiency and communications issues. Later, she transitioned to government leadership with the full support of McKinsey as part of the firm’s sabbatical program.
New York City Economic Development Corporation
In 2006, Sarita James served as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Policy Division at the New York City Economic Development Corporation. He worked to strengthen and grow New York City’s economy and job base, leading a 50-person strategy and policy team. Some other initiatives include creating a congestion pricing strategy for cars entering NYC, legislative reform in support of the financial services industry, and a revitalization strategy for New York’s Fashion District. His quality performance earned him promotion from Vice President of Strategic Planning Department to Senior Vice President (Manager) of the division to Executive Vice President of the division.
US Small Business Administration
In 2008, Sarita James was appointed to the President’s One-Year, Mid-Career Non-Partisan Leadership Program under President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. She was one of 14 White House Fellows selected from over 1,000 applicants. During the program, she served as acting branch chief of the SBA’s microloan program, which provides $100 million in small business loans, empowering low-income women and people of color through nonprofit microlenders. . He also led the program during the financial crisis and increased funding from $100 million to $150 million.
City
- Chief Operating Officer, Citi Ventures
In 2010, Sarita James began working on the leadership team of Citi’s Corporate Venturing unit. He managed a $100 million investment with tier-1 VCs in start-ups related to strategic growth areas for the firm.
- Product Manager and Director, Citi Enterprise Payments
In 2011, he was promoted to Product Manager and Director for Citi Enterprise Payments. He did product management within health care payments.
Embark Corporation
Sarita James became the Chief Executive Officer of online application and admission software “Embark” in 2014. According to Harvard alumni, Sarita Embark has processed more than 13 million student applications from more than 150 countries.
Marathon Digital Holdings
- independent board director
In August 2021, Sarita James joined Marathon Digital Holdings as an independent board director and member of the audit committee.
Facts/General Knowledge
- After working for 3 years, in 2001, Sarita took a break on the professional front to study Master of Business Administration from Oxford University.
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