Crossing Over: Memories, Mistake, and the Long Way Home

Kaushik Mitra is Vice President and CFO at PepsiCo India, with over 30 years of experience across leading organizations including the Tata Group, GE, and Reckitt Benckiser. He has also served as CFO for the Suntory PepsiCo Joint Venture in Vietnam and for PepsiCo's Asia Pacific Region based in Hong Kong.

A strong advocate for diversity and inclusion, Kaushik has championed greater representation of women in leadership across Southeast Asia and India. He actively contributes to the business community through articles in IMA CFO Connect and as a speaker at The Economist events.

An alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, and a Chartered Accountant, Kaushik enjoys music, travel, reading, and writing.