Anamita Guha

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Anamita Guha is a quantum computing and AI expert. She currently works as a product manager at Facebook. She is an If/Then ambassador and was featured in the Smithsonian's "#IfThenSheCan - The Exhibit", a collection of life-sized 3D-printed statues of role models in STEM. [1]

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Early life and education

Guha was born in India and immigrated with her family to Kansas when she was 2 years old. At age 3 her family moved to the San Fransisco Bay Area. [1] She had early exposure to computers and began designing websites as a side hustle by age 9. [2] Guha majored in Cognitive Science at University of California, Berkeley.

Career

She previously worked as Global Lead of Product Management at IBM Quantum and as a Lead Product Manager at IBM Watson. [1]

At Facebook, Guha uses artificial intelligence to improve user experience and protect user data. [1]

Guha was featured in the Make That Change campaign for the nonprofit Girls Who Code. [3]

She was named one of the top 25 software product executives of 2020. [4]

Personal life

Guha resides in New York, New York. [1]

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References

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