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Welcome to our series featuring amazing Asian American women who have broken barriers.

Laxmi Poruri is a trailblazing professional tennis athlete who currently works with Pillsbury, a full-service global law firm. She is an EIR or an Entrepreneur in Residence where she is responsible for business client development and technology industry verticals. 

Laxmi talks about how her early start as a tennis athlete and later first Indian American woman to play professional tennis on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tour helped her navigate into a career on Wall Street.  

Tune in to this episode to learn more about how she entered sports at a very young age, the impact of her Indian heritage, her journey into Wall Street, and the importance of connecting and building camaraderie with other women.