Sonali Kulkarni (born 1965) was the president and CEO of FANUC India, the local unit of Japanese industrial robots maker Fanuc Corp.[1] In her role, she oversees all Sales, Marketing, Business Development activities for all products including CNC, Robots, Robomachines and System Integration for Fanuc, India.[2] [3]
Kulkarni has been named one of the most powerful businesswomen in 2014.[4]
Ms. Kulkarni is married to Ravi Venkatesan. She is the daughter of Sumitra Kulkarni and is the great-grandchild of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi.
Ms. Kulkarni completed her MBA from Ohio State University and she is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.[5] She has keen interest in environmental sustainability.[1]
Ms. Kulkarni has worked as a Financial Analyst in the US,[1] and took charge as CEO of Fanuc India in 2006.[5]