Rupal Patel, MA'05 (CIR), joins our hosts to discuss her career path from CIR to the CIA, and onwards to multiple-time CEO, author, and international speaker.
Rupal Patel is a 2x CEO, corporate adviser, international speaker, and author of 'From CIA to CEO: Unconventional Life Lessons for Thinking Bigger, Leading Better, and Being Bolder.' Prior to her private-sector career, Patel worked as an intelligence analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), a position she entered after completing her degree in the Committee on International Relations (CIR) program.
Patel earned her BA from Columbia University, her MA in International Relations from CIR in 2005, and her MBA from the London Business School.