Debleena Majumdar

Growing up, Debleena wanted to be both an archaeologist and a mathematician. She loved both words and numbers. Today, she finds herself immersed in both the worlds, storytelling, her raft to bridge both the shores.

She has worked for over 20 years in leadership roles in Finance, Strategy and Education in companies such as GE, Fidelity, JP Morgan, Prudential, Unitus Ventures etc. She co-founded a firm called Kahaniyah to simplify strategy with data storytelling and advises multiple firms on their strategy and story.

She is a regular contributor of data-driven articles for Economic Times Prime and writes on Education and on mergers. Her articles have been published in ET, Huffington Post, India Development Review, Business Insider, Your Story e

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