Prakash Puram

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Prakash Puram (born 1954) is the former President and CEO of the former small business ,[1] and a former member of former President Bush's Export Council.[2]

Biography[]

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.

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 Puram to be a member of the President's Export Council. Following a breakfast with Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Alan Greenspan, Puram 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]

References[]

  1. ^ Ray, Bipasha (2000-07-17). "Netting the right techs". Star Tribune. Prakash Puram relied on his network of contacts to get iXmatch started....
  2. ^ Steil, Mark (2007-10-22). "Indian business makes energy on Minnesota prairie". Minnesota Public Radio. 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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