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Ranjit Kumar Chakravorti, President
Ranjit Kumar Chakravorti, President
Ranjit Kumar Chakravorti, President
Dr. Ranjit Chakravorti is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and a businessman. Since graduating from Jadavpur University (’61 ChE), Dr. Chakravorti received degrees from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University at Buffalo, NY. Dr. Chakravorti was the founder and President of TRS Consultants,
Dr. Ranjit Chakravorti is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and a businessman. Since graduating from Jadavpur University (’61 ChE), Dr. Chakravorti received degrees from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University at Buffalo, NY. Dr. Chakravorti was the founder and President of TRS Consultants, Inc in 1987, an engineering and construction management firm. TRS, as an ISO 9000 certified firm, completed more than 200 projects with a construction value of more than $2.0 billion. He sold his firm in 2009. Dr. Chakravorti, as a Rotary Club member, managed $1 billion of Humanitarian projects worldwide. He has been awarded - the Rotary Foundation District Service Award (D-5160), Rotarian of the Year.
Apurba Mukherjee, Treasurer
Ranjit Kumar Chakravorti, President
Ranjit Kumar Chakravorti, President
Dr. Apurba Mukherjee is an entrepreneur and an inventor. He has worked as
a Post-doctoral Fellow in the U.C. Berkeley. Dr. Mukherjee then joined the Nuclear Energy Division of General Electric Company in San Jose, California. Later, Dr. Mukherjee started a fiber optic company in Kolkata to produce medical fiber optics products as the Manag
Dr. Apurba Mukherjee is an entrepreneur and an inventor. He has worked as
a Post-doctoral Fellow in the U.C. Berkeley. Dr. Mukherjee then joined the Nuclear Energy Division of General Electric Company in San Jose, California. Later, Dr. Mukherjee started a fiber optic company in Kolkata to produce medical fiber optics products as the Managing Director, which was acquired by the Govt. of West Bengal Electronic Industry Development Corporation. Afterwards, Dr Mukherjee started a medical fiber optics company
In Los Angeles and also worked as the President and CTO of C-Link Micro Imaging Inc. He invented a fiber optic technology based Micro Endoscope System for very
early detection of breast cancer (US patent 8,323,181 B2), and got FDA approval.
Tapas Das, Secretary
Bhaskar Chaudhuri, Planning
Bhaskar Chaudhuri, Planning
Tapas K. Das is a Chemical and Environmental Engineer, a Fellow member of the American Institute of Engineers, Past Chair of the AIChE’s Environmental Division, Former Chair of the Air Pollution Control Committee of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, and a Board of Trustee with the Academy. He is also the recipient of the Pr
Tapas K. Das is a Chemical and Environmental Engineer, a Fellow member of the American Institute of Engineers, Past Chair of the AIChE’s Environmental Division, Former Chair of the Air Pollution Control Committee of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, and a Board of Trustee with the Academy. He is also the recipient of the Professor S. K. Sharma Medal and CHEMCON Distinguished Speaker Award for 2007. Dr. Das is the author of "Industrial Environmental Management: Engineering, Science and Policy", "Toward Zero Discharge: Innovative Methodology and Technologies for Process Pollution Prevention", 16 book chapters, and over 50 publications.
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Bhaskar Chaudhuri, Planning
Bhaskar Chaudhuri, Planning
Bhaskar Chaudhuri, Planning
Dr. Bhaskar Chaudhuri has concentrated his career in the healthcare industry. His experience spans drug research, development, and commercialization in US, Europe, and emerging markets. Bhaskar joined Frazier Healthcare Partners in 2011 as Operating Partner and leads investments in later-stage companies. Prior to joining Frazier, Bhaskar
Dr. Bhaskar Chaudhuri has concentrated his career in the healthcare industry. His experience spans drug research, development, and commercialization in US, Europe, and emerging markets. Bhaskar joined Frazier Healthcare Partners in 2011 as Operating Partner and leads investments in later-stage companies. Prior to joining Frazier, Bhaskar was President of Valeant Pharmaceuticals (now Bausch Healthcare), and CEO of Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences. He currently serves on 7 Boards (Public and Private companies) and on the Advisor Board of Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University. Bhaskar holds a a Ph.D. from Louisiana.