Indian-American economist Raj Chetty was awarded Harvard University’s coveted George Ledlie Prize for using big data to uncover myths, barriers to achieving the American Dream. Chetty is the William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and director of Opportunity Insights -- a group of economists based at Harvard who study inequality.
Former Uber and Apple executive Vineet Khosla will be joining The Washington Post as Chief Technology Officer, starting July 31. In his new role, Khosla will serve as a senior advisor to the CEO and will lead The Post’s engineering team and innovation strategy, helping to drive the company’s overall vision for its technology goals.
As an educator, it's not only important for me to stay on top of the trends and keep the latest ideal beauty standards in mind when creating products or looks, but it's also equally as important to recognize where we need to do more (or do less).
Dr Bimaljit Singh Sandhu, a gastroenterologist at Richmond Gastroenterology Associates, took oath as a board member of the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority. As board member, Sandhu, who migrated from Punjab to the US in 2004, will play a pivotal role in the state’s health education system.
Four Indian-Americans were appointed to the 19-member Council on Climate, including Nava Akkineni, Vice President of Emerging Markets of Nextracker; Karl Mehta, Chairman of Quad Investors Network; Shubha Nagarajan, Managing Director, Global Capital Advisory, North America, GE Energy Financial Services, and Meghan Pasricha, Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings.
Indian-American Anjali Sud will take over as the new Chief Executive Officer of Tubi, Fox Corporation’s free ad-supported streaming service, from September 1. Sud, who recently stepped down as CEO of Vimeo after nine years, will succeed Farhad Massoudi, Tubi's founder and chief executive.
