In our Women in Tech series, we feature Sangeeta Bavi, Executive Director, Digital Natives, at Microsoft
Born and raised in Sholapur, a small town in Maharashtra, Sangeeta Bavi knew right from the beginning that her life was not to be dictated by the pin code she was born in. She says it was a small town but with big dreams.
Bavi’s father was conservative, yet very liberal. Her mother was like a freethinker. So, she was brought up with two dive
But the one person who was super influential in my life was my grandmother who had studied until the fourth standard and had lost her husband at a very early age. She would always tell me, no matter what you do, you must have financial freedom,” she says.
STEM happened not as a choice, but as an elimination. Bavi comes from a family of doctors and chose to do engineering instead. She joined REC Warangal (now NIT) to major in computer engineering, leading to a career spanning 24 years in the tech industry.
In a conversation with HerStory, Sangeeta Bavi, Executive Director-Digital Natives at Microsoft India, traces her journey, her role in the organisation, and speaks about women in tech.
