Kiran Somvanshi works as a chief manager at ET Intelligence Group, the research wing of the Economic Times, India's largest business daily. With over twelve years' experience in business journalism, she has over 1200 published articles to her credit on Indian business and economy. She closely tracks and writes on the pharmaceuticals, healthcare and consumer goods sectors and has written extensively on Indian companies, their business, strategy and governance. Gender inclusion, corporate social responsibility and data protection are also areas of her interest and writing. Kiran is a 2017 Fulbright Humphrey fellow and a 2016 Chevening scholar. She holds a bachelor in Law and graduated in psychology with a gold medal and is a rank holder from Mumbai University. Kiran also holds a Ph.D. from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, researching on corporate social responsibility in India. She is a qualified company secretary and cost accountant. She is a Fellow of Salzburg Global Seminar.