An Interview with CEO & Managing Partner, BCP Associates LLP, Bengaluru

Ms. Pooja  Prabhakar  as  CEO  &  Managing  Partner,  develops  and  drives  the  vision  and  strategy  at  BCP Associates  and  is  a  dynamic  innovative  leader  and  legal  influencer  –  with  a  career  spanning  2 diversely different countries and fields over 2 decades in the US and India. Pooja Prabhakar is a highly competent Risk Management specialist and is the recipient of the LexFalcon Legal Award 2021 & 2022 which befittingly recognises her accomplishments as an influencer and pathbreaker in the legal and tech  fields.  After  she moved  back  from  the  US, where  she  held  leadership  positions  at  Fortune 50 companies, she took over the reins of BCP Associates where she envisioned and successfully rolled out  enterprise  programs  in  Legal  Audit  &  Advisory,  POSH  &  People  Strategy  across  several  large companies in India including the creation of innovative Legal Technology that has widespread use in the  industry  today.  While  in  the  US,  Pooja  was  part  of  the  core  team  that  implemented  the  first Sarbanes-Oxley  audit  and  compliance  program  and  led  several  initiatives  including  enterprise  e-Discovery,  nation-wide  launches  of  health  insurance products  and  was  a member  of  the Emerging Leadership program at CIGNA Healthcare. 
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Pooja holds a Master of Science degree in Management from Central Connecticut State University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science & Technology from Bangalore University, India. Pooja is  certified  in  Risk  Management  from  London  School  of  Economics  and  is  a  ‘Certified  Corporate Director’, World Council for Corporate Governance, UK (Institute of Directors). Additionally, she is the Vice-President of Karnataka Employers’ Association (KEA); Expert Committee Member – Young BCIC; Member – CII, EODB Task Force & CEO Forum, BCIC-Entrepreneurship Committee, FICCI FLO – Head  of  MSME  Vertical  and  member  of  NASSCOM.  Earlier,  she  was  the  Vice-Chairman  of  Young Entrepreneurs  Committee,  FKCCI  and  has  been  a  speaker  at  several  National  Forums  including National Law School on topics she is passionate about such as the Migrant Labour Crisis and Social Security for the Unorganised sector. Pooja has also won awards in 2 prestigious categories: Woman Achiever  Award  &  Woman  Leadership  Award  –  Excellence  in  Legal  at  the  7th  edition  of  Future Woman Leader Digital Summit & Awards 2021 held by Transformance Forums which recognizes and celebrates Woman Leadership from across India. 

​“Never view anyone as a female or male leader. A leader is a leader and that is the bottom line. Once viewed neutrally this way, it sets one up for success no matter what the circumstances...”

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