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Jyotsna Kulkarni is a seasoned technology and business leader with around three decades of experience in the global IT industry. She joined Harbinger as a programmer intern and progressed through several roles over the last three decades to become the company’s President. Jyotsna plays a key role in shaping Harbinger’s vision and strategic roadmap. Her leadership is characterized by clarity, inclusivity, and a relentless commitment to excellence.

Under her leadership, she transformed delivery operations, sales automation, and process structures.  She has played a pivotal role in shaping global sourcing models and driving delivery excellence across complex, distributed environments. She has been a key contributor to winning some of Harbinger’s global customer accounts and sustaining consistent growth for around three decades. Her strong belief in treating customers as partners and adding value to their business at every step of the engagement helps her to develop not just business relationships but sustainable partnerships.

The Harbinger culture of innovation and inclusivity is something of which she is extremely proud, and she endeavors to instil this culture within every team member while also practicing it herself. Today, she is responsible for growing Harbinger’s footprint across businesses, technologies, domains, and geographies. She contributes to strategizing the growth of the entire group.  She adds, “Every situation presents you with an opportunity. Play your strengths well and never let a good crisis go to waste.”

Jyotsna has a master’s degree in computer science from Pune University, India, and has completed executive programs from IIT Bombay, India, and The Wharton School, U.S.

Through her work, Jyotsna continues to influence the evolving global IT landscape, championing collaboration, innovation, and purposeful leadership.

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