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How a book convinced Arundhati Bhattacharya, one of India’s most powerful bankers, to try working for a U.S. tech company

When Arundhati Bhattacharya stepped down as the State Bank of India (SBI)’s chairperson in 2017 , she never envisaged her next gig would be with an American tech firm. “Finance to tech was a move that was never planned,” she tells Fortune.

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When Arundhati Bhattacharya stepped down as the State Bank of India (SBI)’s chairperson in 2017 , she never envisaged her next gig would be with an American tech firm. “Finance to tech was a move that was never planned,” she tells Fortune. “When this role came about, I sat on it for about five to six months, trying to make up my mind on whether to start in a new area after so many years, and after retiring.”

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