- Raj Gupta
Raj Gupta is the current CEO and president of the Fortune 500 company
Rohm and Haas .Gupta graduated in 1967 with a degree in mechanical engineering from
Indian Institute of Technology . Gupta continued his studies going on to earn an M.S. degree in Operations Research in 1969 fromCornell University , and his M.B.A. in Finance from theBennett S. LeBow College of Business atDrexel University in 1972.citation|title=DVS CEO Lecture Series Continues With Raj Gupta, President, CEO Rohm and Haas |newspaper=AIChE Newsletter - Delaware Valley Section |volume=53 |issue=3 |pages=1 |date=December 2005 |url=http://www.aiche-philadelphia.org/newsletter2005/dvs12-05.pdf |accessdate=2008-01-14]In 1971 Gupta joined Rohm and Haas as a financial analyst. Working his way up through the company Gupta was elected CEO and chairman of Rohm and Haas in 1999, and in 2005 became president.cite web|date=
September 5 ,2006 |title=Raj Gupta Named 53rd Drexel Business Leader of the Year |url=http://www.drexel.edu/univrel/drexelink/story.asp?ID=2244&vol=12&num=9 |publisher=Drexelink |accessdate=2008-01-14] [cite web|title=About Rohm and Haas: Governance and Leadership|url=http://www.rohmhaas.com/wcm/about_us/governance_leadership.page |publisher=Rohm and Haas |accessdate=2008-01-14]On April 29, 2005 the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce named Gupta as one of the top 10 Most Influential Asian Americans in Business.cite web|date=
April 29 ,2005 |title=Nooyi, Raj Gupta among top Asian Americans in business |url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/apr/29nooyi.htm |publisher=Rediff |accessdate=2008-01-14] In 2006 Gupta was named Drexel's 53rd Business Leader of the Year. Gupta has also served as the chairman for theAmerican Chemistry Council and theSociety of Chemical Industry , America Section.References
External links
* [http://www.rohmhaas.com/wcm/about_us/governance_leadership.page Rohm and Haas Leadership]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.