GlowTouch's Vidya Ravichandran quietly pursues dual roles

Self-taught chef

Vidya Ravichandran never had formal culinary training, but through the Food Network and trial and error, she has learned to cook a variety of cuisines, including Indian, America, Italian and Caribbean.

Cooking is an outlet for her, and she loves to entertain and try new recipes on her friends.

She also likes to mix things up a bit, so if their guests are American, she might cook Indian food or vice versa.

"We are willing guinea pigs," husband Vik Chadha said with a laugh.

Vidya Ravichandran
President, GlowTouch Technologies
Birth date: March 13, 1972
Husband: Vik Chadha
Daughters: Annjali Chadha, 7, and Annika Chadha, 10 months
Hometown: Bangalore, India
Residence: Eastern Jefferson County
Education: Master’s degree, molecular biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1995
Career: Systems analyst, Web development positions with Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., a unit of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Des Moines, Iowa, 1995-99; Webmaster, director of e-commerce and then director of business development, National Processing Co., Louisville, 1999-02; founder and owner, Diya Systems, Louisville, 2002-03; partner, ADS Netcurve, which bought Diya Systems, 2003-06; president, GlowTouch Technologies, which bought Diya Systems from ADS Netcurve, 2006 to present

On a personal note
Languages she speaks: English, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Tulu
Became a U.S. citizen: 2005
First U.S. employer: Taco Bell
Music group she loves: The Beatles
How she winds down at night: 20 minutes with a historical fiction novel, particularly anything related to United States or British history
Sport she likes to play: Badminton, which she plays with her husband or father
Sport she follows: Tennis; she is a Roger Federer fan
Childhood possession she brought with her from India: Wind-up alarm clock that used to wake her in the wee hours of the morning so she could cram in study time before school
Personal goals: Learn a European language and how to play the piano