Supriya Paul

Supriya Paul is the CEO & Co-founder of Josh Talks, India’s leading regional content and upskillingorganisation. At the young age of 20, she started Josh Talks with Shobhit Banga with a vision to makelearning accessible and affordable for all.As a result of Supriya’s work in the impact space for nearly a decade, she was awarded the WomanTransforming India Award by WEP-NITI Aayog in 2021 and was recognised as one of the top 20self-made women in India by Forbes in 2020. She was also featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in2018 for bringing about a positive change within the youth community.Currently, Supriya serves as a Goalkeeper for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, working to advancethe Global Goals. She is also an advisor and mentor to several notable platforms, including YuWaah(Generation Unlimited) - UNICEF’s Leadership Council, Atal Innovation Mission (NITI Aayog), theFounder Institute and the Women Economic Forum.In addition to the above, Supriya is an investor in many early-stage tech startups and spends timementoring young girls through her show, ‘Phir Ziddi Hi Sahi’ which offers girls the opportunity to navigategender bias, and seek advice from other successful women in order to pursue their dream careers.