Raju Chinthala, a Carmel-based speech pathologist and founder of the Indiana-India Business Council, has been named to the U.S. delegation heading to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017, led by Ivanka Trump, daughter and official advisor to President Donald Trump.
The event will be in Hyderabad, India. Chinthala is president of the Indianapolis Hyderabad Sister City Committee. Chinthala also played a big role in luring the India-based company InfoSys to relocate to Central Indiana, creating 2,000 jobs by 2022.
Chinthala has been a longtime supporter of the Republican Party, appearing at many events and expressing interest in running for office. He threw his hat into the ring when former City Councilor Carol Schleif moved away and there was a caucus to replace her. Tony Green ended up winning that caucus.
The theme of this year’s summit is “Women First, Prosperity for All.” More than 1,200 entrepreneurs and 350 investors are scheduled to attend.
“This is a big deal and it’s my honor to represent Indiana at GES2017,” Chinthala said. “The summit will be a wonderful opportunity to discuss our shared challenges, to find ways to overcome them and help build that foundation of respect and trust from which our economic relationship can grow.”
