The Ripple Effect

We interview Janani Vasudevan, an engineering leader with a B.E. in Computer Science from Anna University and an Executive MBA from the University of Colorado Boulder. She leads Data and AI initiatives at Twilio, driving enterprise-scale products, and is the Co-Founder and CEO of Flintolabs, where she mentors students in tech entrepreneurship. Janani brings deep technical leadership and a strong c...

We interview Suzanne Serbia who, for many years, was a leader at General Electric, working in information technology, marketing, and design initiatives. After, she founded Aging with Art and Soul, using her artistic talents to support her community in many ways. She currently leads art workshops held in local assisted living communities and has published three coloring books that incorporate her d...

We interview Deepika Cattry, a Boston University alumnae with a B.S. in Human Physiology and an M.S. in Applied Anatomy and Physiology, as well as an MBA from Cornell University. She now serves as Director of Global Commercial CAR T (Cell Therapy) for Breyanzi at Bristol Myers Squibb, where she brings expertise across marketing, clinical research, and analytics to advance transformative cell thera...

We interview Dr. Xianmei Cai, a Senior Principal Scientist at Bristol Myers Squibb, a leading global biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. Originally from China, Dr. Cai earned her Ph. D. in Analytical Chemistry and has since dedicated her career to advancing the science behind drug discovery and development. At Bristol Myers Squibb, she applies cutting-edge analytical...

We interview Meera Haridasa, a Product Manager at Microsoft, where she focuses on tooling within Visual Studio Code, including GitHub Copilot integrations, agentic frameworks, and specifications. Meera earned her bachelor’s degree from Purdue University, where she double-majored in Computer Science (with a concentration in Machine Learning) and Data Science, and minored in Statistics.

We interview Naeha Haridasa, a Social Medicine Fellow at the University of Illinois. Originally from California, she earned her bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University, where she dual-majored in Neuroscience and Public Health with a minor in Anthropology. She went on to attend the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., concentrating in Health...

We interview Sally Davis Wasserman, a partner at Ropes & Gray who specializes in real estate transaction law, representing private equity funds, hedge funds, institutional investors, and more. She graduated magna cum laude from Barnard College with a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Music, and later earned her law degree cum laude from New York University School of Law. Most recently, she...

We interview Karen Shahbazian Berliner, an entrepreneur and owner of Perfectly Homemade who also works as a substitute teacher in the West Windsor Plainsboro Regional School District. With degrees from Boston College and Harvard, she built a 12-year career at NYU Langone Medical Center in strategic planning and operations before moving to Princeton, where she consulted at Princeton University and...

We interview Anusha Vasan, a Performance Architect at Meta Reality Labs in Sunnyvale, where she improves the speed and efficiency of computer chips and memory for augmented reality (AR) devices by modeling hardware, studying the applications of AR, and analyzing data flow to create technology that blends the digital and real worlds.

We interview licensed physical therapist Stephanie Romano to learn about her career in neurological physical therapy, including her work as a board-certified clinical specialist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and her service as Assistant Director of the nonprofit Empower Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).

We interview retired educator Mrs. Miller to learn about her 42-year journey in education, including her roles as a special education teacher, Senior Administrator of Special Education Literacy, Director of Literacy, and elementary school principal.

We interview scientific writer Bhavana Tallavajhula to hear about her journey in the the biopharmaceutical industry.