{{Short description|Indian-American marketing executive}} {{Infobox person | name = Devika Seth Bulchandani | birth_date = 1970 | birth_place = Amritsar, Punjab, India | education = University of Southern California (1991), St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Welham Girls' School | known_for = Global chief executive officer of Ogilvy & Mather<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who Is Devika Bulchandani, The New Indian-origin Global CEO Of Oglivy? |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/leadership/who-is-devika-bulchandani-the-new-indianorigin-global-ceo-of-oglivy/79691/1 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref> | spouse = Ashwin Bulchandani (married 1994–present) | children = 2 | relatives = Priya Seth }}
'''Devika Bulchandani''' is the Global CEO of Ogilvy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adage.com/article/agency-news/ogilvy-names-devika-bulchandani-global-ceo/2428391|title=Ogilvy names Devika Bulchandani global CEO|date=September 7, 2022|website=Ad Age}}</ref> She is the first Indian-origin person to head the New York-based British advertising agency.<ref name="BT_2022">{{cite news |last1=Gopalan |first1=Krishna |title=Ogilvy’s new Global CEO is Amritsar-born Devika Bulchandani |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/ogilvys-new-global-ceo-is-amritsar-born-devika-bulchandani-346698-2022-09-08 |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=Business Today |date=8 September 2022}}</ref> She was previously the Global President at the company, and was appointed CEO in September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-09 |title=Devika Bulchandani, born in Amritsar, is Ogilvy's new Global CEO |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/devika-bulchandani-born-in-amritsar-is-ogilvy-s-new-global-ceo-101662697830943.html |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Bulchandani was born in Amritsar, India, and attended Welham Girls' School, the all-girls boarding school in Dehradun.<ref name="BT_2022"/> She then pursued English and Psychology at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, followed by a Master’s in Communications at the University of Southern California in 1991.<ref name="vogue.in">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/devika-bulchandani-ceo-of-ogilvy-north-america-on-her-meteoric-rise-as-one-of-the-most-powerful-women-in-advertising-globally|title=Devika Bulchandani, CEO of Ogilvy North America, describes her meteoric rise as one of the most powerful women in advertising globally|date=April 5, 2021|website=Vogue India}}</ref>
==Career== Bulchandani was the Chief Strategy Officer, and later President, at McCann. She left McCann to join Ogilvy in 2020. In January 2022, she was named Global President at Ogilvy. In September 2022, she was appointed the Global CEO of the company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/the-people-report/ogilvy-appoints-devika-bulchandani-global-ceo/94067008|title=Ogilvy appoints Devika Bulchandani as global CEO - ET BrandEquity|website=ETBrandEquity.com}}</ref>
==Personal life== Devika Bulchandani is married to Ashwin Bulchandani, they have two children. Her younger sister is the Indian cinematographer, Priya Seth.<ref name="vogue.in"/>
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