Aruna Ravishankar | Fundraising Director
Aruna is the founder of Synceriti, a consulting company offering services for software engineering and implementation, technical program/project management and global resourcing. Prior to establishing her own company, Aruna was a Vice President at Optum Technology (UnitedHealth Group) responsible for initiating, executing and advancing technology and product strategies/solutions for United’s healthcare business for over twelve years.
She is a leader who cares deeply about women in STEM, acting as a role model and mentor to girls and women, encouraging them to persist in their STEM career aspirations. She looks to combining her technology and personal experiences to help bring gender parity in the STEM area and ensure girls have the necessary opportunities and support to pursue careers in science and technology.
Aruna holds a Masters Degree in Computer Information Systems from Eastern Michigan University.