Hitha Palepu is an entrepreneur, investor, and author.
She's the CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals, a company she runs alongside her father. Hitha has invested in and actively advises women-founded and women-focused startups. Her portfolio includes MM.LaFleur, Girls’ Night In, Brightland, and Copper. Hitha is a longtime content creator, having run the blog Hitha On The Go for 9 years and is now the creator of the Webby-honored #5SmartReads, which shares underreported news and underrepresented perspectives to tens of thousands every weekday.
We're Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris is her second book. Her first book, How to Pack: Travel Smart for Any Trip, was published by Clarkson Potter in 2017. It sold over 50,000 copies, was published by Pavilion Books in the United Kingdom and has been translated in Italian and German.
Hitha serves on the boards of Youth Represent and Feminist Press. She lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.