Harvinder "Harry" Anand

Harvinder "Harry" Anand was elected as the Mayor of Laurel Hollow, New York on June 19, 2007. He is the first elected Indian-American Sikh [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/nyregion/01mayor.html] Mayor in the State of New York. He was sworn to office on July 2, 2007. His inauguration ceremony was covered by major Indian and American media including CNN [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9048741403203813769] .

Laurel Hollow [http://www.laurelhollow.org] is a picturesque village located on the North Shore of Long Island. Laurel Hollow is predominantly a residential community with home values range from $2 million to $35 million. The Village has its own private beach with mooring rights for its residents. Laurel Hollow is the home to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory [http://www.cshl.edu] , a leading institute in the research of cancer, neuroscience and genetics.

Mayor Anand also serves as the Commissioner of Police for Laurel Hollow. He attended the Civilian Police Academy in Nassau County, New York. He also serves as the Director of the Nassau County Law Enforcement Exploring Advisory Board. He is an active member of the Nassau County Police Reserves.

Harvinder Anand is a Chemical Engineer from Punjab University, Chandigarh, India. He migrated to USA in 1982. He is the President of Royce International [http://www.royceintl.com] , a multinational company involved in the manufacture of industrial chemicals.

Since his historic election, many articles have been written about him in Indian and American media including New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/nyregion/01mayor.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Mayor+Anand&st=nyt&oref=slogin] . He was also interviewed on Meet the Leaders program on Cablevision [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=661798135533001938&hl=en]