Flipkart CEO, Kirstjen Nielsen, Kyrsten Sinema: Broadsheet November 14

Flipped out. Flipkart co-founder and CEO Binny Bansal resigned after allegations of “serious personal misconduct” and a subsequent investigation that “did not find evidence to corroborate the complainant’s assertions against Binny, [but] did reveal other lapses in judgment.” As you may recall, Walmart bought a 77% stake in the Indian e-commerce company earlier this year for an eye-watering $16 billion. Walmart has yet to reveal any other details about  the allegations against Bansal or the findings from its investigation.
Fortune

• Business degree. The strange circumstances surrounding the arrest of Chinese billionaire and JD.com founder Liu Qiangdong, (who also goes by Richard Liu) on a rape allegation in Minnesota—he was released and immediately returned to China—have drawn attention to the University of Minnesota. Liu was in the U.S. for a global business program at the university that is aimed at Asian executives. The program is set to earn the school $10 million in tuition.
New York Times

• In her own words. Monica Lewinsky explains why she chose to participate in the documentary series The Clinton Affair about her relationship with President Bill Clinton. “Throughout history, women have been traduced and silenced,” she writes. “Now, it’s our time to tell our own stories in our own words.” 
Vanity Fair

A win for Sinema. A week after the midterms, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema won her race against Republican Martha McSally, making Sinema the first female senator from Arizona—a distinction either candidate would have earned. Sinema is also the first openly bisexual senator.
New York Times

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Sheila Tran, formerly of Yahoo and Polyvore, is now head of communications at Opendoor. Susanna Dinnage is the first female CEO of Premier League, England’s football (soccer) league system. Lisa Aiken moves from Net-a-Porter to Moda Operandi, where she’ll be women’s fashion director.

Yesterday, we reported that Sahar Elhabashi was Spotify’s new chief content officer. Her actual title is VP, head of content business. (Dawn Ostroff is Spotify’s chief content officer.) We regret the error. 

Credit: Fortune

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