Sharma is the first Indian American and first person of color elected board president in museum’s history
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India-born Ajmera was the first Asian-American and youngest woman to be elected to City Council in 2017
Bhardwaj honored for work on how to fight cancer by using innate immune cells by Indian American scientists body
Indian American scientist would make history as the first woman, immigrant, or person of color to head OSTP
Radha Iyengar gets top job at the Pentagon; Roopali Desai to be first South Asian on US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
A ‘thought leader on digital technology,’ Gill expected to leverage digital transformation for progress on Sustainable Development Goals
Appointment of new attorneys part of a comprehensive effort to take on the uptick in gun crime since 2020
Word whizzes from the community earn five top spots in iconic competition.
Hindi and Gujarati speaking Rana is the fourth Indian American diplomat named as envoy in recent months
Dr. Cyrus S Poonawalla awarded Dean’s Medal for outstanding work in developing and delivering affordable vaccines
An IIT, Kanpur graduate, Krishna to represent agriculture, commerce, industry, services, labor, and consumer interests
Verma was the first Indian American to be named US ambassador to India by President Barack Obama in 2014
Delhi schooled technocrat to ensure ‘CIA is leveraging cutting-edge innovations to further its mission’
Raised in a Sikh household, Aurora grew up in Queens, New York and Stamford Connecticut
Indian American CEO of Prince Organization is “a self-made man who is highly respected and publicly admired worldwide”
The first Indian American commander of a major US Navy combat ship was the first female US commander to visit India
180 scientists, writers, scholars, and artists honored across 51 fields
Award to Indian American entrepreneur recognizes small businesses from for their innovation, ingenuity, and creativity
India born educationist honored for “lifelong commitment to building a stronger nation through volunteer service”
World’s leading crypto trading platform hires ex Microsoft and Agoda Product execs to bring Web3 to the masses
Pakistani American Arooj Aftab becomes the first Pakistani origin woman to get the prestigious music award
Son of Indian immigrants is also the first person of color to lead the Columbus, Ohio Diocese
Kalpana Kotagal to serve on Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Vinay Singh as CFO in Housing & Urban Development Department
Council to help DHS define its strategic vision and better meet the increasingly dynamic and rapidly evolving threat landscape
Talwar served as a long time Biden aide on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee