With its "50 Most Influential People" list, INDIA New England honors individuals whose work, effort or influence helps shape the South Asian community in New England. These most influential people are entrepreneurs, executives, investors, community leaders, researchers, activists, artists, dancers, musicians and philanthropists The honorees, listed here in alphabetical order, were chosen based on community nominations and input from the editorial staff.
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First Name
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Last Name
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Title
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Company/Organization
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| Ramesh |
Advani |
President |
Indian American Forum for Political Education |
| Anant |
Agarwal |
President |
edX, MIT & Harvard online learning initiative |
| Ash |
Ashutosh |
CEO |
ActiFio |
| Vijay |
Basani |
Co-founder |
eIQnetworks Inc. |
| Kamal |
Bawa |
Professor, Sustainability Expert |
University of Massachusetts, Boston |
| Sangeeta |
Bhatia |
Co-founder |
Hepregen Inc. |
| Amar |
Bose |
Founder |
Bose Corp. |
| Kris |
Canekeratne |
Chairman, CEO |
Virtusa Corp. |
| Mukesh |
Chatter |
General Partner |
NeoNet LLC |
| Sanjiv |
Chopra |
Faculty Dean |
Harvard Medical School |
| Ashraf |
Dahod |
Senior Vice President |
Cisco System Inc. |
| Harish |
Dang |
Founder |
Sounds of India |
| Puran |
Dang |
Chairman |
Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation New England |
| Samir |
Desai |
President, CEO |
Aditi Inc. |
| Desh |
Deshpande |
Founder |
The Deshpande Foundation |
| Amit |
Dixit |
Community Activist
|
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| Gopala |
Dwarakanath |
Founder |
Chinmaya Mission Boston |
| Om |
Ganda |
Physician, Researcher |
Joslin Diabetes Center |
| Atul |
Gawande |
Surgeon, Author |
Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| Anita |
Goel |
Chairman, CEO |
Nanobiosym Inc. |
| Ravi |
Ika |
Executive Chairman, Founder |
ikaSystems Corp. |
| Mahmud |
Jafri |
Founder, CEO |
Dover Rug & Home |
| Subu |
Kota |
Chairman, CEO |
The Boston Group |
| Santhana |
Krishnan |
Vice President |
Nimsoft |
| Prat |
Moghe |
President |
TiE-Boston |
| Nitin |
Nohria |
Dean |
Harvard Business School |
| Indra |
Nooyi |
Chairman, CEO |
PepsiCo Inc. |
| Dinesh |
Paliwal |
President, Chairman, CEO |
Harman |
| Dinesh |
Patel |
Chief of Arthroscopic Surgery |
Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Indira |
Patel |
President, CEO |
New England Office Supply |
| Jothi |
Raghavan |
Founder, Artistic Director |
Nrityanjali |
| Kesha |
Ram |
State Representative |
Vermont House of Representatives |
| Ranjani |
Saigal |
Co-founder |
Lokvani |
| Amar |
Sawhney |
President, CEO |
Ocular Therapeutix Inc. |
| Jit |
Saxena |
Founder |
Netezza |
| Amartya |
Sen |
Author, Professor |
Harvard University |
| Chandu |
Shah |
President, CEO |
S4 Inc. |
| Dharmesh |
Shah |
Founder, CTO |
Hubspot |
| Raj |
Sharma |
Senior Vice President |
Merrill Lynch |
| Manju |
Sheth |
Physician, Community Leader |
Northeast Health Systems |
| Preetesh |
Shrivastava |
President |
New England Hindi Manch |
| Sabita |
Singh |
Judge |
Massachusetts District Circuit Court |
| Anil |
Singhal |
Founder, President, CEO |
Netscout Systems Inc. |
| Prasad |
Srinivasan |
State Representative |
Connecticut House of Representatives |
| Venkat |
Srinivasan |
Founder |
Rage Frameworks Inc. |
| Kumble |
Subbaswamy |
Chancellor |
University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Mohan |
Subramaniam |
Singer, Professor |
Boston College |
| Shushil |
Tuli |
President, CEO |
Leader Bank |
| Pavan |
Vaidyanathan |
President |
Association For India's Development Boston |
| Usha |
Vakil |
Founder |
Saheli |
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