Ms. Dubey who is born and raised in India has reached up the high ranks of corporate America quickly. She is one of the India-born CEO in the limelight for her stance on the Texas abortion law. She is the CEO of popular match-making sites, Match.com and Tinder. She was lately hailed by Mahindra group chairman Mr. Anand Mahindra.

When Texas lawmakers this summer passed a restrictive abortion law, the corporate sector of America was noiseless but not Sharmistha Dubey. She confronted the law rather than bypassing the controversy and speaks out.

More additional information about Sharmistha Dubey – 

• She was raised in Jamshedpur, India
• In 1993, she sought her bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.
• Google chief Sundar Pichai was her classmate and friend in IIT.
• After graduation, she returned to Jamshedpur and worked at a steel company for a year
• She saved enough money to attain an MS to attend Ohio State University.
• After joining Match.com in 2006, she handled multiple leadership positions. For example, she became the President of Match Group Americas and the chief product officer of Match besides other roles.

“After I graduated, I went back to my hometown and got a job with the steel company. It became clear to me that the number of opportunities for me as a woman engineer in India was going to be limited. So, I worked for a year, saved up money, and a year later, I saved up $800 and took the first plane ride of my life to Columbus, Ohio, on a very, very cold night. I didn’t even know where I was going to sleep that night.” – She said in an interview with NYTimes.

One thing is for sure is that Ms. Dubey’s perspective and combating for employees and the concerned people undoubtedly puts her in the limelight. Her standing should always be there in the list of Indian Global CEOs for their noteworthy work for society.