Apurva Purohit

Apurva has a Bachelor’s degree in Science (Physics) from Stella Maris College, Chennai and completed her masters in business administration from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.[10] She was a state level hockey player and represented Tamil Nadu in the sport.

Apurva Purohit is the President of the Jagran Group , one of India’s largest multi-media conglomerates. With over three decades of experience in the media and entertainment industry, she currently leads multiple companies across print, radio, digital and outdoor in the group.[11] In her tenure at Jagran, Apurva has pivoted the group from a deep-rooted reliance on its traditional print businesses to a focus on new age emerging businesses.[12] > She is an independent director at Mindtree [13] and L&T Engineering services.[14] She is on the board of Midday Infomedia, Music Broadcast Limited, and at L&T Technology Services.[15] She is an advisor to private equity fund Amicus Capital and BD Foundation.[16]

• Apurva is credited with the listing of Radio City (Indian radio station) on the stock exchange in 2017. During her stint as the CEO of Radio City, the organization was ranked among the Top 20 places to work according to the Great Place to Work Survey, 2015.[17] Radio City has been consecutively featured in the Great Place To Work survey for 9 years in India and amongst the Best Places to Work in Asia (2019)[18] and has become a case study on building high impact organizations through simplification of complex business structures and problems , The Victory Project : Case study of Ms. Apurva Purohit[19][20][21]
• In the past, Apurva was associated with BCCL & Zee Telefilms, where she was a part of the launch of TV brands like Zoom and engineered the re-launch strategy for Zee TV. She also launched Lodestar.[22]
• Apurva has been a leading voice in the Indian business landscape, advocating gender diversity, what ails it, and what organizations and leaders can do to improve this critical imperative. She is also the author of the two national bestselling books “Lady, You’re not a Man” – the Adventures of a Woman at Work[23] and Lady, You’re the Boss![24] Through her books, Apurva aims to empower women and encourage them to achieve their full potential.