Divya Konuru
Interim Chief of Staff/Executive in Residence
Divya is the Interim Chief of Staff and Executive in Residence for Evergreen Services Group. Prior to joining Evergreen, Divya was the Global Head of Partnerships and Global Head of Revenue Operations at Ness Digital Engineering. She spent her early career at J.P. Morgan in operational and strategy/planning roles and was a strategy consultant at IBM focusing on Financial Services companies.
Divya received her MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2017 focusing on Economics and Strategic Management. For undergrad, she graduated from The College of New Jersey with a degree in International Business.
Divya lives in Montclair New Jersey with her husband, Mike, and son, Shiva. She spends her time outside of work keeping her son alive and well, playing board games, reading and working on social impact projects focused on women’s education.
First Job
Babysitter in high school
Proudest Moment
Betting on myself by leaving an unfulfilling opportunity and taking time between jobs to find the right fit (I employed a rigorous search approach and networked with over 60 people)
What Drives You
Creating access to opportunities for all and building sustainable systems and enterprises
Motto for Life
Always start with the why