I started my career at Ernst & Young in Palo Alto. I worked there as a staff auditor for four years and then decided to go back to Northwestern University to get an MBA.

After obtaining my MBA, I first joined Sybase, then the software company Kanisa Inc. I then joined the Exigen Group, a global business process solutions company, which has a combined services and outsourcing model. Working at Exigen exposed me to the services side of the business. After one year, I was offered the opportunity to join Freeborders as the CFO. I like Freeborders' unique approach to delivering IT services, quality of its investors, management team and clients. The company applies an IT services model that has been perfected by the tier 1 Indian outsourcers to the hugely talented technical labor pool of China.

2. Who was an influential boss for you and what lessons did they teach you about management and leadership?

My most influential boss was Jerry Kennelly, my manager at Sybase. He taught me the basics of P&L reporting and how to report across geographic P&Ls. He also taught me about management. Jerry went on to become the CFO at Inktomi and then co-founded Riverbed.