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Raina Kumra | |
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| Alma mater | Boston University, New York University, Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO of Spicewell |
Raina Kumra is an American entrepreneur.[1] She is a former director of the Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm.[2] She served in the U.S State Department under President Barack Obama[3] as co-director of innovation at the Broadcasting Board of Governors.[4] Kumra is the founder and CEO of the ayurvedic wellness company Spicewell.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Kumra was raised in Silicon Valley, California; her family is of Indian descent.[1] She received a BS in film production from Boston University, and an MA in interactive telecommunications from NYU.[5] She later received a degree from Harvard’s design school.[4]
Career[edit]
After graduating from Boston University, Kumra worked as a video editor for Scientific American Frontiers then led digital strategy for Wieden+Kennedy, an advertising agency.[4]
In 2011, Kumra began serving as the co-director of innovation at the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors,[6][5] a federal media agency[4] under the Obama administration.[3]
Kumra co-founded and served as chief marketing officer for Mavin, an India-based startup focused on affordable internet access.[7] In 2015 the company introduced its first product.[8]
In 2018, as director of the Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm,[9] she authored a guidebook for technology companies to develop ethical products.[2]
In 2022, Kumra founded a company called Spicewell, which uses spices and nutrients that are part of traditional Ayurvedic practices, as food seasoning.[1][3]
Personal life[edit]
Kumra lives in Santa Monica, California[10] with her husband, son, and daughter.[1]
- ^ a b c d e Wang, Xintian Tina (8 August 2022). "A Family Health Crisis Led This Entrepreneur to Start a Spice Business Based on an Ancient Indian Medical Practice". Inc. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b Waters, Cara (24 May 2019). "'The incentives are really misaligned': How the tech sector has an ethics problem". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Lorenzo, Tom (30 September 2022). "Bolder, Brighter, Better-For-You Pantry Essentials". Men's Journal. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d Safian, Robert (9 January 2012). "This Is Generation Flux: Meet The Pioneers Of The New (And Chaotic) Frontier Of Business". Fast Company. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Digital strategist who also dined with Obama". AsiaBiz Today. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Mocking the mullahs". The Economist. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Free Internet platform Gigato is net neutral, claims Mavin". Economic Times. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Lawson, Sarah (4 August 2015). "This Indian Startup Gives Mobile Users Megabytes Of Data For Using Apps". Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Arielle, Padres (7 August 2018). "Silicon Valley Writes a Playbook to Help Avert Ethical Disasters". Wired. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Cray, Kate (17 April 2023). "ChatGPT Will Change Housework". The Atlantic. Retrieved 1 December 2023.