WE Hub CEO Deepthi Ravula has been named an Eisenhower Fellow for 2024, making her the only Indian among 22 eminent leaders from 22 different nations. She feels honored and thrilled to have this award, as she joins a group of international leaders who create understanding between people and nations, resulting in beneficial effects for their own countries.
WE Hub is a state-led initiative that promotes and encourages female entrepreneurship by providing government funding, a startup incubator, and an entrepreneurial environment. At present, WE Hub is supporting 67 entrepreneurs. Their pre-incubation initiatives, such as UPsurge and Greater 50 - WE Spark, encourage entrepreneurship and offer coaching to aspirational women business owners. These entrepreneurs receive financial, policy, governmental, and technical support through incubation programs such as WE Spark and WEnture.
Eisenhower Fellowships, a private, non-profit organization founded in 1953, honors President Dwight D. Eisenhower for his significant contributions as a soldier, statesman, and world leader. The organization aims to foster a global network of innovative leaders through transformative fellowship experiences, fostering a more peaceful, prosperous, and just world. Eisenhower Fellowships' Women's Leadership Program, a six-week program for accomplished women leaders, aims to enhance civic participation and good governance among these leaders.
