Rashmi Sinha

Rashmi Sinha is an Indian American businesswoman who is known for co-founding SlideShare.

Early life and education Rashmi Sinha was born in Lucknow, India into a wealthy family. She studied psychology at Allahabad University, where she earned a B.A. and M.A. in psychology. Later, she moved to the United States and attended Brown University, where she earned a PhD in cognitive neuropsychology. There, Rashmi took computer science courses with Andy van Dam, so she had some exposure to the HCI (human-computer interaction) way of thinking.

Personal life Sinha is married to Jonathan Boutelle, who is the co-founder and chief technology officer of SlideShare. They live in San Francisco. Sinha had 2 sons Rohan Boutelle and Vikram Boutelle who are twins who were born in the year 2012.

Recognition In 2008, Rashmi was named one of the World's Top 10 Women Influencers in Web 2.0 by Fast Company.

In 2012, Fortune named her No. 8 on its Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs list. In 2008, Rashmi was named one of the World's Top 10 Women Influencers in Web 2.0 by Fast Company.