Meghana Narayan
Meghana Narayan | |
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| Born | May 11, 1984 Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation(s) | Swimmer, Management consultant |
| Known for | International swimming athlete, Rhodes Scholar |
Meghana Narayan (born 11 May 1984 in Pune, Maharashtra, India) is a distinguished international swimming athlete and was among India's 2000 Rhodes Scholars. She is presently employed as a management consultant in London.
Swimming career
- Participated in the women's 2x400m freestyle relay team during the 13th Asian Games held in Bangkok in 1998.
- Part of the KCR Women's Relay Team, which secured the National Championship title in 1998.
- Held national records for the 100m and 200m butterfly events in the year 1998.
Records
- 400m butterfly: 4:39.00 set in 1995
- 200m butterfly: 2:24.24 achieved on 11 November 1997
- National record for the 50m butterfly established in 1998
Education
- Completed a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from UVCE, Bangalore University in 1999.
- Awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oriel College, Oxford, where she obtained a Master’s degree in Computer Science in 2002 and earned a swimming "blue."
- Graduated with an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2007.
Post Oxford
Following her role as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company in Delhi, she pursued an MBA at Harvard between 2005 and 2007. Subsequently, from 2007 to 2015, she served as a management consultant with McKinsey across London and Delhi offices. Between 2015 and 2016, she co-founded Slurrp Farm, an organic children's food enterprise based in Delhi.
Personal
Meghana met her future husband, Arunabha Ghosh, during her time at Oxford; they later married in Bangalore.