Raj Mukherji

Democratic establishments.

Mukherji is a previous Director of Technology and Vice Chairman of the Publius Group, which owned the heavily trafficked political news source PoliticsNJ.com, until its sale to "The New York Observer". Also a developer, Mukherji was designated the Downtown Redeveloper in Fanwood, New Jersey in 2005. [ [http://www.visitfanwood.com/newsletter/2005-09-Fanwoodian.pdf "The Fanwoodian": Downtown development steadily moving forward] ]

He has appeared on MTV’s "Room Raiders", as a guest of Steve Adubato on PBS, interviewed by Bobby Rivers on FOX’s "Good Day NY", appeared alongside legislators on "Capitol Debates" on TV Asia [ [http://www.iacfpa.org/p_news/nit/iacpa-archieve/2005/02/18/debates1-18022005.shtml "News India Times": Excerpts from Capitol Debates episode on lobbying] ] , and was a co-panelist with former Governor DiFrancesco on the political talk show "Inside Out".

He holds a masters from the University of Pennsylvania and has apparently performed on Broadway in "A Christmas Carol". [ [http://www.impactgov.com/raj.htm Raj Mukherji bio] ]

In 2007, Mukherji was cleared of a Middlesex County indictment; prosecutors dismissed a five-count stalking indictment against Mukherji, which his lawyers had decried as false, after it was revealed that his accuser had called him hundreds of times and the accuser had been removed from Mukherji's residence by police after the charges were brought. [ [http://www.legalnj.com/dismissal.pdf Indictment dismissed] ]

Military and political service

Labeled a "wunderkind" by the "Star-Ledger", Mukherji was on the cover of "Business News NJ" after the September 11 attacks for enlisting in the Marines at the age of 17 while he was a CEO of a technology company. [ [http://www.allbusiness.com/finance/951256-1.html "Business News NJ": A Teenage Entrepreneur Goes to War] ] He served in military intelligence and later, as a linguist in the reserve. [ [http://www.nj.com/newslogs/starledger/index.ssf?/mtlogs/njo_ledgerupdate/archives/2005_04_20.html "Star-Ledger": At 20, he’s done it all: Lobbyist is college grad, Marine vet, and real estate whiz] ]

Mukherji was appointed by then-U.S. Senator Jon Corzine to his Military Academy Board in 2003. In 2004, then-Governor Jim McGreevey appointed him to the Governor’s Council on Volunteerism and Community Service. [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-99963742.html "India Abroad": Devineni and Mukherji named on NJ advisory panels] ] He was also a Superior Court-appointed member of the Juvenile Conference Committee. His leadership and community service efforts have been recognized as a recipient of the Daniel J. O’Hara Memorial Service Award and as an honoree of the local chapter of Optimist International. He was also selected to participate in the Junior Summit international forum conducted by the Media Laboratory at M.I.T. [ [http://www.mukherji.com Raj Mukherji bio at Impact NJ] ]

Philanthropy

Mukherji is a co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of a nonprofit provider of new construction and home conversions for low-income disabled veterans. [ [http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-06122006-668933.html "Courier-Times": Foundation renovates veteran's home] ]

References

External links

* [https://wwwnet1.state.nj.us/GOV/APPT/GOV_APPT_WEB/Default.aspx NJ Department of State: Governor's Council...]
* [http://www.impactgov.com/clients.htm Impact NJ client list]