PARTICIPANTS

Abha Kumar

Abha Kumar is a Principal in Vanguard's IT division. She is responsible for the leadership, vision, and operational support of the global portfolio of corporate systems, international business solutions, and the Enterprise 2.0 agenda. She also serves on the diversity, talent, and Enterprise 2.0 corporate committees.

Prior to joining Vanguard, Ms. Kumar was VP, Divisional Information Office, at Dow Jones where she was responsible for corporate systems, enterprise portals, business intelligence and offshore services. Prior to that, she was a Group Director at The New York Times Company, responsible for the technology solutions for management systems and the creation of a shared services center. She has also held positions at ABC and Morgan Stanley.

Ms Kumar lives in West Chester PA, after spending over 25 years in the NY/NJ area. She was born and educated in India. She completed her ISC from Scindia, Gwalior. She has a bachelor's degree from Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani, and a Masters degree from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. She frequently speaks at Fordham University and Enterprise 2.0 conferences. She is a member of the Fordham CIO Roundtable and sits on the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Advisory Board.