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Upasna Gautam

Senior Product Manager
CNN

Upasna is a Senior Product Manager on the Platforms team at CNN, where she builds the content management technology that delivers breaking news to the world.

Upasna has been working in the tech industry for the last 15 years and has been an integral part of building technical, data-informed solutions for brands such as Ford Motor Company, Valvoline, PCMag, Mashable, Mars Corporation, and Kimberly-Clark.

Outside of her day job at CNN, Upasna is the Chair of the Board of Directors at the News Product Alliance. She’s also a Community Lead with Google's Women Techmakers, freelance journalist at CNN, angel investor, content creator, and new mother.

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