Passionate Entrepreneur and the ounder of Gotara, D. Sangeeta

D. Sangeeta is a talented creator and the founder and CEO of Gotara, a worldwide career progression platform for women in STEM+, is a former vice president of relationships at Amazon. Its goal is to narrow the gender gap by assisting STEM+ women in remaining in and thriving in their careers.

Sangeeta is passionate about it since she was on the verge of being one of the 40% of STEM women who leave their jobs within the first five years. She has held a variety of top positions at Nielsen since joining in 2008, including Client Service Executive for Global Business Services, North America Buy, and Chief Business Process Improvement Officer. She acquired 26 patents for her research over her 14 years with GE, some of which are still used across the company. Sangeeta holds a master’s degree in chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, as well as a doctorate in materials chemistry from the University of Illinois.

Sangeeta worked at Battelle, General Electric Corporate R&D, and GE Aviation after earning her Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She was promoted to Chief Diversity Officer and Global Head of Data Science at Nielsen. Prior to founding Gotara, she worked at Amazon as the vice president of Connections.

GOTARA’s purpose is to provide career support and advice to women in STEM fields, whether they are looking for their first job or want to develop in their careers. Their mission is to close the gender gap at every level, and our vision is to make this service available to women working in STEM fields as individuals or as leaders in corporate, academic, or government contexts, as well as those pursuing entrepreneurial initiatives, all over the world.