Background
Reddy grew up in India. Born to middle-class parents, her father was a government employee.
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Kirthiga Reddy
Edit ProfileManaging Director Facebook India
Education
She finished her Bachelors in computer engineering from Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s College of Computer Science and Information Technology Nanded, Maharashtra and stood second.
Career
She has the distinction of being the first employee of the social media giant in India and has been one of the leading forces behind the company"s expansive growth in the country. In 2011, she became Fortune India"s Top 50 Most Powerful Women and also has been placed among India"s 25 most influential women. She then moved to United states and did her Master"s in business administration from Stanford University and an Master of Surgery in computer engineering from Syracuse University.
Reddy has worked with established companies such as Silicon Graphics and Motorola.
During her tenure at Silicone Graphics, she was the youngest director of engineering and the only woman at that level in her team In 2008, Reddy moved back to India and started working with the United States-based Phoenix Technologies.
In July 2010, Reddy Joined Facebook. Under her leadership, Facebook India has managed to not only grow its user base but also made significant contribution to its global business through ad sales with major tie-ups like Coca Cola India and Yepme.
A day after shutting down "Free Basics" scheme in India, Reddy announced her decision to step down from her post and relocate to the United states in six to twelve months.
On February 12, 2016, In her post in Facebook, she wrote:
"When my family relocated to India, we knew that we would move back to the United States some day. lieutenant’s a bittersweet moment to share that the return timeframe is coming up in the next 6-12 months. Our two daughters start high school and middle school this coming year— which serves as a natural transition point to make this move back".
