Upasna Gautam is a Senior Product Management Leader at CNN, where she works with CNN's engineers, designers, editors, and journalists to build the technology that delivers breaking news to the world.

Upasna has been working in the tech industry for the last 15 years, where she has been an integral part of delivering technical, data-informed solutions for brands such as Ford Motor Company, Valvoline, PCMag, Mars Corporation, and Kimberly-Clark.

Outside of her day job at CNN, Upasna sits on the Board of Directors at the News Product Alliance, is a Community Lead with Google's Women Techmakers, teaches meditation, freelance writes for CNN, and is an angel investor. In 2022, Upasna was awarded a Top Product Coach honor by Reforge.