Most Powerful Women in Business 2012

KIRTHIGA REDDY
Kirthiga Reddy is the Head at Facebook's India operations. Reddy holds a Master's in business administration from Stanford University and an M.S. in computer engineering from Syracuse University. Experimental by nature she has worked with established brands such as Silicon Graphics and Motorola. At Silicon Graphics, she was the youngest director of engineering and the only woman at that level in her team. One of the career challenges for her was when she moved from running product management at Motorola to coming back to India for an 18-month assignment for a general management role.

EKTA KAPOOR
Who doesn’t know her? The queen of daily soaps, Ekta Kapoor is the Joint MD of Balaji Telefilms. Her biggest challenge is balancing personal and work life, and being accepted beyond my professional successes. She branched out into Bollywood movie production in 2001 beginning with Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta. Kucch To Hai and Krishna Cottage based on supernatural themes followed in 2003 and 2004. She did her schooling at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim and attended college at Mithibai College.