Ms. Apurva Purohit is an Indian businesswoman with over three decades of experience in the corporate world, where she formed significant partnerships with private equity firms and promoters to build and scale up a diverse set of businesses – from early-stage fledgling businesses, to setting up new ventures and to supervising turnarounds in mature organizations.
She is also an Independent Director at LTI Mindtree Ltd., Navin Fluorine International Ltd., and Marico Ltd. and is the Co-Founder of Aazol Ventures Pvt Ltd., a consumer products company in the social impact sector working with self-help groups, rural communities and women micro-entrepreneurs.
She is also the author of two national bestsellers, ‘Lady, You’re not a Man – the Adventures of a Woman at Work’ and ‘Lady, You’re the Boss!’ and is deeply involved in the DEI space.
Over the years, Ms. Apurva Purohit has won multiple business awards and has been named as one of the Most Powerful Women in Business by the India Today Group and Fortune India over several years. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science (Physics) and completed her PGDM from IIM, Bangalore, where she also is a Distinguished Alumni Awardee. She was a state-level hockey player and played for Tamil Nadu State and Tamil Nadu University.