Dhivya Suryadevara

Dhivya Suryadevara
Born Madras, (now Chennai)
Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,University of Madras, Harvard Business School
Occupation CFO of General Motors
Employer General Motors
Predecessor Chuck Stevens
Spouse(s) Raj Suryadevara

Dhivya Suryadevara is the first female Chief Financial Officer of General Motors. She was named by Fortune Magazine among the 40 of the most influential and inspiring young people. [1][2][3][4][5]

Early Life

Suryadevara was born to Telugu parents and brought up in Chennai, India. She lost her father at a young age and was brought up along with her two sisters by her mother. [6]

Education

She studied in St John's Senior Secondary School in Mandaveli,Chennai. She later earned a degree from the Ethiraj College for Women in commerce and went on to pursue Chartered Accountancy at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She is also a chartered financial analyst, and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.[7]

Career

Suryadevara started her career with an internship in 2002 at the World Bank.[4] She went on to work at PricewaterhouseCoopers before moving to investment banking at UBS.[7] She joined General Motors in 2002. In 2013, she was appointed the CEO and chief investment officer of GM Asset Management. In 2015, she accepted a role as Vice President of Finance and Treasurer. In 2017, she became Vice President of Corporate Finance at General Motors. [4][7]

She was named in the list of Forbes ‘40 Under 40’ in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "4 Indian-origin persons in Fortune's 40 under 40 list of most influential people in business". The Times of India. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Dhivya Suryadevara: From St John's, Chennai to General Motors CFO". Madhumitha Viswanath. New Indian Express. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Women Inc grows globally; Stacey Cunningham, Dhivya Suryadevara, Sudha Balakrishnan up the game". The Economic Times. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "GM's new 39-year-old CFO Dhivya Suryadevara is making history". Lexi Churchill. CNBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Here's How Much Money GM's First Female CFO Could Make". Jamie Ducharme. Time Magazine. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Hindu". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 "A Chennai girl's rise from Madras University to General Motors's first female CFO". Quartz India. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
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