Richa Acharya

Richa Acharya is a Senior Project Manager at Genesys and an Adjunct Professor at Columbia College. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia College-Denver while working 70-hour weeks as a gas station attendant and supervisor. Her career trajectory highlights resilience, networking, and lifelong learning.

• Alumni of Columbia College-Denver (BA 2009, MBA 2014)
• Currently teaches at Columbia College, emphasizing career growth and education
• Specializes in customer experience technology at Genesys

Her work focuses on empowering professionals through adaptive leadership and overcoming cultural/educational barriers. She actively mentors students, drawing from her immigrant experience and corporate project management expertise.

Richa received recognition for her commencement address to the Columbia College-Denver Class of 2025, where she emphasized embracing discomfort as a catalyst for progress.