Before she became CEO of Nanit, Anushka Salinas was a first-generation college graduate from New Jersey. Her father was an engineer. Her mother worked in retail. They emphasized education above all, even on modest means.
She excelled in school, earning a BA in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating cum laude. After college, Anushka struggled to land her dream strategy role. Instead, she started as an assistant buyer at Lord & Taylor.
Unhappy with her trajectory, Anushka decided to go back to school — where a chance encounter changed the course of her life.
From New Jersey to Nanit
Anushka Salinas was born in 1983 to Indian immigrant parents in New Jersey. Her father was an engineer. Her mother worked in retail. Resources were modest, but her parents made education the highest priority.