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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.


== See also ==
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