Building Lattices, Not Ladders

“I have never believed in ladders. Ladders have limits. Lattices create infinite possibilities for growth, discovery, and impact.”

Anshuma Singh has been recognised at the Top 10 Women Tech Leaders India Awards 2026, presented by REVA Academy for Corporate Excellence (RACE), REVA University. The awards honour women who lead with impact in technology and actively create opportunities for other women.

Anshuma Singh is a technology executive with more than 22 years of experience leading large-scale digital transformation, enterprise technology and talent development initiatives. As India IT Head and Site Leader at Applied Materials India, she drives technology-enabled business innovation while developing future-ready leaders and inclusive teams. Her guiding philosophy of “building lattices, not ladders” reflects her commitment to creating multiple pathways for individual and organisational growth.

Anshuma’s career sits at the intersection of technology, business transformation and leadership. At Applied Materials India, she has led digital transformation, AI adoption and technology-enabled innovation across global and regional organisations.

A key milestone has been scaling technology capabilities and leadership capacity in India during a period of significant growth. She contributed to expanding the organisation severalfold while building high-performing teams, strengthening leadership pipelines and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning. As a strategic technology partner across Asia, she has enabled initiatives that connect business strategy with technology execution and deliver measurable outcomes.

Beyond her corporate role, Anshuma serves as Vice President of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and as a member of its global strategy and operations teams, contributing to initiatives that advance the engineering profession and support women leaders worldwide. She has also initiated semiconductor cybersecurity forums that provide platforms for collaboration, thought leadership and knowledge sharing among industry leaders.

For Anshuma, empowering women through technology begins with access, confidence, opportunity and strong support networks. She was the founding President of the Women Professional Development Network (WPDN) at Applied Materials India, an employee resource group established more than a decade ago to help women develop leadership capabilities, strengthen their networks and find their voice in the workplace.

Mentorship remains central to her leadership. She mentors women within and outside the organisation through industry forums, leadership programmes and professional networks. She has also helped establish more than 15 computer labs and numerous libraries in underprivileged schools, expanding access to digital learning for young children, particularly girls.

• Inspiring Woman Leader, Elets GCC Awards
• Pinnacle Leadership Award, GCC Forum
• Aspiring CXO, CXO Junction
• Thought Leadership, 3AI

Anshuma Singh’s leadership demonstrates that sustainable growth depends on creating many routes to opportunity. Through her corporate, industry and community work, she continues to build the networks that enable others to advance.