Umadevi S. Y. founded Candor after a challenging but successful 10-year tenure at BPL where she gained valuable insights into the automation of payroll from traditional manual methods. She also manages her family’s diverse business portfolio, which spans across manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, automobiles, and real estate. A pioneer in establishing robust business processes, Uma manages all finance, human resources, and day-to-day operations of the group of companies. With 29 years of experience in corporate management and strategic leadership, she effectively directs a wide range of organizational efforts. Uma is also an educationist and serves as the CEO of the PES and SVVS Trusts. These trusts manage over 14 educational institutions, providing quality education to over 7500 students in the Shivamogga District. She also serves as Member of the Technical Committee at KUPECA. Her leadership abilities have developed through a variety of managerial roles and are supported by a solid academic background. Uma holds a Master’s in Commerce (Grad. 1992) and is a gold medalist and first rank holder in Business Taxation from Mysore University.