Ranjini Poddar
CEO and Co-Founder
CEO and Founder of Artech, America’s largest women-owned IT staffing company, Ranjini Poddar is used to rewriting the rules, not only on gender expectations in the IT sector but on the innovation, delivery and business impact of the solutions and services provided by the IT staffing industry. Her Bachelor of Science degree in Information and Computer Science from UC Irvine, JD from Yale Law School, and experience of five years in Corporate Finance and Mergers and acquisitions with Wall Street law firm, Sullivan & Cromwell have positively impacted her three-decade journey with Artech. With a stellar list of global clients, her unstoppable pursuit of excellence, and her focus on human intelligence as the key resource that powers the progress of the $925 million revenue organization, she is steering Artech to its next milestone: the billion-dollar mark.
A thought leader of the staffing industry with multiple awards to her credit, Ranjini has been a board member of the American Staffing Association since 2018. Additionally, she has served on the Small Business & Agriculture Committee, New York Federal Reserve Bank; Board of Trustees, New Jersey Institute of Technology; and WBENC Board of Directors. Throughout her career, Ranjini has received recognition from numerous well-known diversity and industry organizations including WBENC, WPEO, SIA, Enterprising Women’s Magazine, MBE Magazine, and EY.
Awards and Recognitions
Some of the awards and recognitions that Ranjini has earned for her industry contributions are
- Inducted in Enterprising Women magazine’s Enterprising Women Hall of Fame (2023)
- Ranjini was named in the SIA Global Power 150 Women in Staffing list for the 8th consecutive year
- And recognized as one of the “2022 Women of Distinction” at the WBENC Conference
- 2021 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Influencers – US and Canada (SIA 2021)
- Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) Star by WBENC (2020)
- Star Award, Women Presidents Educational Organization (WPEO 2019)
- Named an Enterprising Woman of the Year, Enterprising Women Magazine (2008, 2018)
- Listed among the 100 Most Influential People in the Staffing Industry for 5th consecutive year and inducted into the SIA Hall of Fame (SIA 2017)
- Winner of the International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC 2017)
- Named among the WBEs Who Rock, MBE Magazine (2016)
- Named among Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs List (LWE & Business Owners, 2016)
- Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winner (EY 2009)
- Named a Top 10 Finalist for the Leadership Award (US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce, 2009)