About Leena Rao


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Leena Rao is a freelance journalist who writes about fascinating women in business, fashion, health, and entrepreneurship. She covers stories for a variety of publications and clients including Detroit-based SEEN Magazine, Marie Claire, Veronica Beard, and ELLE Magazine. Formerly a full-time technology reporter for Fortune Magazine, she wrote investigative and feature articles about companies including Apple, Uber, Google, Amazon and Instagram. She has also written in-depth profiles on female leaders from Alphabet and Google CFO Ruth Porat to Kim Kardashian to Jessica Alba. A mom to two little girls and a goldendoodle, Leena is married to entrepreneur and author, Suneel Gupta. On a perfect day, she does Pilates in the morning, writes in the afternoon, cooks healthy things that taste good in the evening, and reads with her husband and girls at night. The juggle is real.