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She has been a strong advocate for increased support for [[athlete]]s in India,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/patrakaar/rohitbrijnath1.htm |title=Their Hearts Will Always Go On |publisher=Bharatiyahockey.org |date=1998-11-30 |accessdate=2014-03-03}}</ref> where they continue to be resource constrained.
She has been a strong advocate for increased support for [[athlete]]s in India,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/patrakaar/rohitbrijnath1.htm |title=Their Hearts Will Always Go On |publisher=Bharatiyahockey.org |date=1998-11-30 |accessdate=2014-03-03}}</ref> where they continue to be resource constrained.


Though Shooting is a "Half Blue" sport at Oxford, Unnikrishnan was awarded an Extraordinary Full Blue, since she had won the Commonwealth medal, helped the Oxford team win in university leagues, and was the Captain of the Oxford Women's Shooting Team<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rhodesproject.com/roopa-unnikrishnan-profile/ |title=Roopa Unnikrishnan profile — The Rhodes Project |publisher=Rhodesproject.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-03}}</ref>
Though Shooting is a "Half Blue" sport at Oxford, Unnikrishnan was awarded an Extraordinary Full Blue, since she had won the Commonwealth medal, helped the Oxford team win in university leagues, and was the Captain of the Oxford Women's Shooting Team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rhodesproject.com/roopa-unnikrishnan-profile/ |title=Roopa Unnikrishnan profile — The Rhodes Project |publisher=Rhodesproject.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-03}}</ref>


In 1995, she won a [[Rhodes Scholarship]] from India.<ref>"[http://rhodesproject.com/roopa-unnikrishnan-profile/ Profile with Roopa Unnikrishnanm]," The Rhodes Project, 2013.</ref> She is Head of Strategy at [[Harman International]] in New York City. She contributes to [[The Economic Times]], the leading business paper in India, on organizational and innovation issues: Five innovations that will change the next 5 years, Design and innovation, and Women on Indian boards; and to [http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/?s=unnikrishnan Knowledge@Wharton].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-08-13/news/41375258_1_indian-women-new-companies-bill-women-representatives |title=Companies Bill: More women in corporate boards mean more discipline, diversity and innovation - Economic Times |publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2013-08-13 |accessdate=2014-03-03}}</ref>
In 1995, she won a [[Rhodes Scholarship]] from India.<ref>"[http://rhodesproject.com/roopa-unnikrishnan-profile/ Profile with Roopa Unnikrishnanm]," The Rhodes Project, 2013.</ref>


In 2017, she published the book, ''[https://www.worldcat.org/title/career-catapult-shake-up-the-status-quo-and-boost-your-professional-trajectory/oclc/965542368?referer=br&ht=edition The Career Catapult: Shake-up the Status Quo and Boost Your Professional Trajectory]''.<ref>See also http://thecareercatapult.com/</ref>
She got her B.A. at Women's Christian College, Chennai; an M.A. at Ethiraj College, Chennai; an M.A. in Economic History at Balliol in Oxford; and an M.B.A from the Said School of Business in Oxford.
 
She is Head of Strategy at [[Harman International]] in New York City. She has contributed to [[The Economic Times]] and to Knowledge@Wharton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-08-13/news/41375258_1_indian-women-new-companies-bill-women-representatives |title=Companies Bill: More women in corporate boards mean more discipline, diversity and innovation - Economic Times |publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2013-08-13 |accessdate=2014-03-03}}</ref>


She got her B.A. at Women's Christian College, Chennai; an M.A. at Ethiraj College, Chennai; an M.A. in Economic History at Balliol in Oxford; and an M.B.A from the Said School of Business in Oxford.
In 2017, she published the book, ''The Career Catapult: Shake-up the Status Quo and Boost Your Professional Trajectory''.<ref>See also http://thecareercatapult.com/</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Unnikrishnan became a US Citizen in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/column/an-indian-in-america/20130708.htm |title=An Indian in America - Rediff.com India News |publisher=Rediff.com |date=2013-07-08 |accessdate=2014-03-03}}</ref>  She is married to [[Sreenath Sreenivasan]], former Chief Digital Officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130810/news-current-affairs/article/arjuna-award-winner-helps-shoot-consumer-problems|title=Arjuna award winner helps shoot consumer problems|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|date=2013-10-08|accessdate=2014-03-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714040417/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130810/news-current-affairs/article/arjuna-award-winner-helps-shoot-consumer-problems|archivedate=2015-07-14}}</ref>
Unnikrishnan became a US Citizen in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/column/an-indian-in-america/20130708.htm |title=An Indian in America - Rediff.com India News |publisher=Rediff.com |date=2013-07-08 |accessdate=2014-03-03}}</ref>  She is married to [[Sreenath Sreenivasan]], former Chief Digital Officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130810/news-current-affairs/article/arjuna-award-winner-helps-shoot-consumer-problems|title=Arjuna award winner helps shoot consumer problems|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|date=2013-10-08|accessdate=2014-03-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714040417/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130810/news-current-affairs/article/arjuna-award-winner-helps-shoot-consumer-problems|archivedate=2015-07-14}}</ref>
Unnikrishnan is the daughter of KV Unnikrishnan, a former IPS officer and RAW Station chief in Chennai.


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Roopa Unnikrishnan
RoopaUnnikrishnan.jpg
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWomen's Christian College, Ethiraj College, University of Oxford
Sport
Country India
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 50 m rifle prone
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Small Bore Rifle, Three Positions
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria Small Bore Rifle, Three Positions – Pairs

Roopa Unnikrishnan is an Indian-born American sports shooter and innovation consultant, based in New York City.[1]

Biography

Unnikrishnan won the Arjuna Award,[2] India's highest sporting prize (equivalent to sports hall of fame) presented by India's President in 1999. The award recognized her multiple global medals, including gold medal and record in the XVI Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1998, in women's prone sports rifle;[3] Silver medal at the World Shooting Grand Prix, Ft. Benning, Georgia, 1998; hold several records at the South Asian level.

She has been a strong advocate for increased support for athletes in India,[4] where they continue to be resource constrained.

Though Shooting is a "Half Blue" sport at Oxford, Unnikrishnan was awarded an Extraordinary Full Blue, since she had won the Commonwealth medal, helped the Oxford team win in university leagues, and was the Captain of the Oxford Women's Shooting Team.[5]

In 1995, she won a Rhodes Scholarship from India.[6]

She got her B.A. at Women's Christian College, Chennai; an M.A. at Ethiraj College, Chennai; an M.A. in Economic History at Balliol in Oxford; and an M.B.A from the Said School of Business in Oxford.

She is Head of Strategy at Harman International in New York City. She has contributed to The Economic Times and to Knowledge@Wharton.[7]

In 2017, she published the book, The Career Catapult: Shake-up the Status Quo and Boost Your Professional Trajectory.[8]

Personal life

Unnikrishnan became a US Citizen in 2013.[9] She is married to Sreenath Sreenivasan, former Chief Digital Officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shooter Roopa Unnnikrishnan; Star who shone in darkness". New Indian Express. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Roopa Unnikrishnan". Thenrai.in. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Hoiberg, Dale (2000). Students' Britannica India - Google Books. ISBN 9780852297605. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Their Hearts Will Always Go On". Bharatiyahockey.org. 30 November 1998. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Roopa Unnikrishnan profile — The Rhodes Project". Rhodesproject.com. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Profile with Roopa Unnikrishnanm," The Rhodes Project, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Companies Bill: More women in corporate boards mean more discipline, diversity and innovation - Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  8. ↑ See also http://thecareercatapult.com/
  9. ↑ "An Indian in America - Rediff.com India News". Rediff.com. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Arjuna award winner helps shoot consumer problems". Deccan Chronicle. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2014.


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