Prakash Puram

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Prakash Puram (born 1955) is President and CEO of iXmatch[1], and a member of President Bush's Export Council.[2]

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Education

He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola College, Chennai, India; a Business Management diploma from Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur, India; an MBA from the University of Minnesota; and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University. Prakash serves on the advisory board of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.

[edit] Career

Puram has had leadership and product management roles at Net Perceptions, Honeywell, IBM, Pillsbury, and Unilever.

On September 22, 2006 U.S. President George W. Bush nominated Prakash to be a member of the President's Export Council. Following a breakfast with Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Alan Greenspan, Prakash and other new members were sworn-in on [{December 6]], 2005 by U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez who administered the oath of Office. White House Chief of Staff, Andrew H. Card, Jr., attended the swearing-in ceremony, representing the President.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ray, Bipasha. "Netting the right techs", Star Tribune, 2000-07-17. "Prakash Puram relied on his network of contacts to get iXmatch started...." 
  2. ^ Steil, Mark. "Indian business makes energy on Minnesota prairie", Minnesota Public Radio, 2007-10-22. "Puram has a significant platform to voice his opinions. He serves on the Bush administration's Export Council." 
  3. ^ http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/pec/12605transcript.html

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