Prakash Puram is President and CEO of iXmatch, and a member of President Bush's Export Council.

Education

He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola College, Chennai

Loyola College, Chennai

Loyola College is a Jesuit institution in Chennai, India. The college admits undergraduates and post-graduates and offers degrees in the liberal arts, sciences and commerce. It is an autonomous institution affiliated with the University of Madras.-History:...

, India

India

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; a Business Management diploma from Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur, India; an MBA from the University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...

; and a Master of Public Administration

Master of Public Administration

The Master of Public Administration is a professional post-graduate degree in Public Administration. The MPA program prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state/provincial, and federal/national government, and increasingly in nongovernmental organization and...

 from Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

. Prakash serves on the advisory board of the University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...

’s Carlson School of Management

Carlson School of Management

The school offers a bachelor's, MBA, and doctoral degrees, as well as executive education programs hosted domestically and abroad . Dual-degree programs include a JD/MBA, MD/MBA, MHA/MBA, and a MPP/MBA...

 Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.

Career

Puram has had leadership and product management roles at Net Perceptions, Honeywell

Honeywell

Honeywell International, Inc. is a major conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....

, IBM

IBM

International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...

, Pillsbury, and Unilever

Unilever

Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....

.

On September 22, 2006 U.S. President George W. Bush

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

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

Alan Greenspan

Alan Greenspan is an American economist who served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. He currently works as a private advisor and provides consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC...

, Prakash and other new members were sworn-in on December 6, 2005 by U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

Carlos Gutierrez

Carlos Miguel Gutierrez is an American former CEO and former U.S. Cabinet Member who is currently a Vice Chairman of Citigroup's Institutional Clients Group. He has previously served as the 35th U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 2005 to 2009...

 who administered the oath of Office. White House Chief of Staff

White House Chief of Staff

The White House Chief of Staff is the highest ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President.The current White House Chief of Staff is Bill Daley.-History:...

, Andrew H. Card, Jr., attended the swearing-in ceremony, representing the President.

External links

• http://www.ixmatch.com/board.html
• http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050922-3.html
• http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/pec/privsectormems.html
• http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/pec/tpandnsub.html
• http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/pec/index.html
• http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/pec/12605Agenda.html
• http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/pec/executivebranchmems.html
• http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/23310&EDATE=
• http://www.pfdf.org/leaderbooks/L2l/fall2000/austin.html
• http://www.ixmatch.com/prakash_appointment_PEC.html
• http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/pec/12605transcript.html