Rekha M. Menon is the Chairman and Senior Managing Director at Accenture in India. One of her many responsibilities is the sponsor for Open Innovation program - the Bridge with start up eco system in India. A gold medalist from the XLRI School of Business, she has more than 25 years of experience including as an entrepreneur at Talisma Corporation and Aditi Technologies; and on assignments with and on executive management teams of Levis, Cargill and Akzo Nobel An active advocate of giving back to society through Accentures Corporate Citizenship initiatives, and as trustee and board member of two not-for-profit organizations Pratham Books (that she Cofounded) and Akshara Foundation.