Leadership | Culture | Resilience | Public Impact
Simantinee Roy is a dynamic global corporate executive, accomplished musical artist, creative entrepreneur and cancer survivor whose voice resonates across boardrooms, stages, and civic platforms.
As a Senior Director in the technology sector, she brings over 19 years of leadership experience across North America, Europe, and APAC, with a focus on workplace transformation and global program strategy.
Academically, Simantinee is a Civil Engineer with a Master’s in Technology (M.Tech) and an MBA, and holds a Sangeet Visharad (Bachelor’s degree in Indian classical music), reflecting a rare integration of technical rigor and artistic mastery.
A classically trained vocalist and international touring performer, Simantinee has shared the stage with some of the most prominent names in Indian entertainment. Her voice also reaches global audiences through creative platforms like Subway Surfers (world’s most-downloaded mobile game).
In parallel, she has held public impact roles, serving as a Single-Window Clearance Authority for Tripura Tourism and contributing to City of San Jose cultural initiatives that foster community resilience and diasporic influence.
Simantinee is also the founder of Spotlife Studio, a creative platform and label amplifying diasporic voices and cultural expression. She has collaborated with Saregama, India’s iconic music label, launching 100 south asian talents from north america on their platform further cementing her presence in the global Indian music space.
Simantinee is also a two-time beauty pageant titleholder, having been crowned Miss Tripura (India) and Miss East India – Miss Photogenic. These early honors reflect her lifelong commitment to representation, confidence on stage, and empowering cultural narratives
Simantinee’s talks blend business insight, cultural fluency, and personal resilience. Audiences praise her energy, authenticity, and ability to connect across industries and identities. She speaks on leadership reinvention, culture as soft power, creative economy, diaspora impact, and surviving—and thriving—through adversity.
