Sanjyot is a recognized leader in the field of cross-cultural learning and has more than fifteen years of extensive experience in developing and communicating cross-cultural training programs. Notably, she is the author of Doing Business in Asia: The Complete Guide, focusing on the cultural issues of conducting business in twenty Asian countries (1995 & 1998 by Simon & Schuster). Sanjyot periodically authors articles on doing business internationally. Further, she has appeared on CNBC-TV, CNN International, Bloomberg TV, and various radio programs and is often a guest speaker at conferences and seminars addressing international business and entrepreneurship. Her recent book, Straight Talk About Starting and Growing Your Own Business, was released in November 2005 by McGraw Hill. Sanjyot also worked as a banker in New York with American and Japanese banks.

Sanjyot was selected as a Protégé member of the Committee of 200. She’s co-founder and President of the Dunung-Singh Foundation, committed to providing educational opportunities and hope to underprivileged children. She also recently served as a Member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Committee for UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund).

Sanjyot’s academic history includes a B.A. from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. with an emphasis in International Finance from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management. She is the School’s 1997 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award. Sanjyot was born in India; was raised in Liverpool, England and Chicago; and, now lives in New York with her husband and three sons.