Radha Basu

Founder and CEO
iMerit

Radha Basu is the Founder and CEO of iMerit, and the co-founder of Anudip Foundation - iMerit's sister foundation - a leading tech entrepreneur, and a pioneer in the Indian software business.  
 
Through iMerit and Anudip, Radha is committed to using her wealth of experience in technology management to holistically address one of the worlds most pressing challenges: youth unemployment. To date, iMerit has employed and skilled hundreds of marginalized women and youth in digital and data services. iMerit employees contribute to growing industries ranging from virtual/augmented reality, to the sharing economy, to e-commerce and financial services. 
 
Before founding iMerit and Anudip, Radha served as the Chairman & CEO of SupportSoft. She led the company through initial and secondary public offerings in 2000 and 2003, and built it into a worldwide market leader in support automation software.  
 
Prior to SupportSoft, Basu spent 20 years at Hewlett Packard.  Her most recent position at HP was Senior General Manager of the Electronic Business Software Organization, which she grew to a global $1.2 billion business. Radha's career at HP had begun as she founded the company's operations in India and set up the first software center of any multinational in Bangalore. 
 
Radha currently sits on the boards of NetHope, Jhumki Basu Foundation, and Santa Clara CSTS. 

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