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Gururaj Deshpande to co-chair Obama’s Advisory Council

By Raman Jokhakar
Tarunkumar G. Singhal
Chartered Accountants
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76 Gururaj Deshpande
to co-chair Obama’s Advisory Council

India-born Gururaj
Deshpande, chairman of Tejas Networks, A123 and Akshaya Patra, has been
appointed co-chairman of US President Barack Obama’s National Advisory Council
on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He will support Obama’s
innovation strategy by helping develop policies that foster entrepreneurship,
create jobs and drive economic growth.

Popularly known as
‘Desh’, Deshpande is one of the 26 members of the council which includes serial
entrepreneurs, university presidents, investors and non-profit leaders. Steve
Case and Mary Sue Coleman will serve as the other co-chairs.

(Source : Business Standard, dated 23-7-2010)

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