Sam Pitroda | |
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 Pitroda at the India Economic Summit 2009 | |
| Born | 16 November 1942[1] |
| Citizenship | India United States |
| Alma mater | Maharaja Sayajirao University Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago |
| Occupation(s) | Telecom engineer, entrepreneur |
| Employer(s) | Former advisor to the prime minister on Public Information, Infrastructure & Innovations (PIII) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse |
Anjana Pitroda (m. 1966) |
| Website | www |
Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda (born 16 November 1942), also known as Sam Pitroda, is an Indian telecommunication engineer, and entrepreneur. He was born in Titlagarh in the eastern Indian state of Odisha[2] to a Gujarati family. He has served as an advisor to two Prime Ministers of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh and Rajiv Gandhi, during their tenures, and also to the United Nations.[3][4] He is the chairman of Indian Overseas Congress.[5]
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- ^ "Timeline". Sam Pitroda. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda". msubaroda.ac.in. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Digital Indians: The story so far". BBC News. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ PTI (9 September 2024). "Rahul Gandhi is a strategist with deep thinking on any subject: Sam Pitroda". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 October 2024.