User:BaronClara/Divya Gugnani

Wanted to know more about this woman since she runs my favorite site. Had no idea she had so much going on!

Divya Gugnani (September 06 197?- ) is a New York based entrepreneur who acquired a taste for her future in culinary arts while building a career in finance. She earned her B.S. at Cornell University and her M.B.A. at Harvard Business School. She also holds a degree from the French Culinary Institute. Divya started her career at Goldman Sachs and then worked at Investcorp International and Millennium Technolgy Ventures. Most recently, as a venture capitalist and Principal at FirstMark Capital, Divya provided companies with strategic and operational guidance to achieve their visions. Divya has also catered events and worked in restaurant kitchens while managing her corporate boardroom responsibilities. She is the creator of Behind the Burner, a website dedicated to bringing culinary tips, tricks and techniques to the public.

Divya currently advises several startups and establish brands with board level roles. She appears on MSNBC: Your Business and NBC New York Nonstop. She has also been a guest on FOX & FRIENDS and has been featured in BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal, The Deal, Crains, Eat.Drink.Better and several other publications.

(1) http://video.aol.com/video-detail/business-answers-calling-card/1022924486 (2) Behind the Burner (3) The Deal (4) Eat.Drink.Better (5) Ladies Who Launch Profile