Ability to get to core issues quickly is important: Roopa Kudva, Omidyar Network India Advisors

Number of candidates: 10

How she picked them
Kudva chose candidates who were focused, confident, wellrounded and had good people management skills. Attributes she valued in the people she selected included empathy, ambition, determination and the ability to identify and get to the core issues quickly.

CEO Take
It was Roopa’s first time as an ETYL jury member and she pronounced herself really impressed with the quality of the candidates. “It’s great to see such a bright, dynamic bunch of young people,” she said.

Candidate Take
- “I found Roopa to be very warm and confident. She heads a philanthropic investment firm and it reflected in the way she conducted the leadership interview as well. I felt that she was looking for leaders who wanted to make a bigger impact, pull people along and give back to society in some way.

- “My biggest takeaway from the interview was that all the questions Roopa was asking me were very real-life, very relevant. There were no textbook questions. She also came across as a great listener, driving home the fact that to be a real leader, you need to have the ability to listen keenly as well.”