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Chandra Bhople PDF Print E-mail
Senior Advisor, POA Educational Foundation 
Board Member, Karma Candy Inc
co-founder, NUVA College of Engineering & technology
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ImageChandra has 25 years of global experience in sales, marketing and general management spanning three continents. He has lived and worked in USA, Australia, Singapore, Middle East and India.

He holds BS (Hons.) and MBA from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani India. As the President of BITS Alumni Association of Silicon Valley Chapter (www.bitsaa-svc.org) for 2006-07, he led implementation of two major initiatives: a) Promote entrepreneurship among alumni in Silicon Valley, and b)  Project Embryo under which alumni from North America and Europe deliver lectures over internet to various BITS campuses in India. This project has already helped his alma mater in augmenting onsite faculty with industry experienced teaching resources. For 2008-09, he is on the board of directors for BITSAA International.

Chandra is a Senior Advisor to POA Educational Foundation (www.poafoundation.org) which supports projects based on three distinct values: the promotion of accessible and high-quality education, the nurturing of entrepreneurship, and the strengthening of global civil society and governance. 

He is also a founder of Nuva College of Engineering & Technology (NUVA), Nagpur India (www.nuvaedu.com). NUVA is the first engineering college in India founded by alumni of BITS Pilani and UMass Amherst.

Chandra spends his time in San Francisco bay area, Toronto and India.

Chandra is also President of BITSAA Silicon Valley Chapter (www.bitsaa-svc.org) and under his leadership BITSAA has successfully launched two major initiatives: a) Entrepreneurship and b) Remote lectures to BITS campuses by alumni under Project Embryo.
 
Chandra spends his time between San Francisco bay area and Toronto. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and MBA with distinction from BITS Pilani, India.