Woman of the Week – Payal Thakur

Here at Executive Elements, we like to feature fantastic women we think you should know. Some of these women are clients, some are friends, some are women we’ve only just met. But they all have this in common: they are dynamic, interesting women who have agreed to share with us their insights and secrets to success.

My Name:
Payal Thakur

My Current Job/Company:
Role – Executive head/lead for Enterprise BI for DAS, State of Ohio
Title – Enterprise Business Intelligence (BI) Service Owner, OIT DAS State of Ohio

My Current Work:
We help Ohio’s leaders, across 120 agencies in varied fields make informed business decisions based on high quality reporting and data analytics. As an executive head of Business Intelligence (BI), I help provide direction to the overall BI strategy, promote adoption of best practices, governance, transparency and lead BI teams to deliver timely solutions. I do this with a lot of support from some outstanding people.

My past work
Finance, Accounting, IT and Business Intelligence, and Management.

My Passion:
My Work, my daughter, my desire to make today better than yesterday.

My Family:
Loving Parents, supportive spouse and an amazing daughter (my smart and kind Tanisha).

My Hero or Heroes:
My parents. They are simply the BEST in the entire world. However, I do look up to many other male and female heroes throughout world history.

My Escape:
Travel enriches me.

My Pet Peeve:
Few people with a constant negative attitude.

My Indulgence:
Cooking.

My Roots:
Humble. Happy. Multicultural.

My Education:
Bachelors in Psychology Honors, with Economics and Statistics.
MCA equivalent in Computer Centered Applications, National Institute of Information Technology
MBA, Masters in Business Administration, Franklin University, Ohio
COFP, Certified Ohio Financial Professional, Fiscal Academy, State of Ohio

My Future:
Brighter every day 😊.

My Favorite Quote:
“A balanced life is the centered intersection of your values, time, and action. That’s where integrity resides.”
~Don Blohowiak

My Accessory:
My Smile.

My advice to Young Women:
Believe in yourself and Stand up for those who need you.

How I Balance it All:
I am a go-getter and I pursue my goals with – Passion, Planning, Poise and People!