CA Sujata Bogawat, a Chartered Accountant and MBA with over 24 years of experience across startups, manufacturing, services, not-for-profits and consulting. As the Founder and Director of AvantEdge Business Consulting Pvt Ltd, she leads a team that supports global companies in setting up and managing GCCs in Pune, thus enabling GCC leadership to focus on execution while AvantEdge manages back-end operations, compliance and finance through customised technology solutions and automation. Sujata also serves as an independent director on the boards of Firstcry.com and other high-growth startups, offering strategic financial and operational guidance, and strengthening governance practices.