Aditya co-founded a software company, Isopia Inc., Canada in 1999 after having a very successful career at Bell Canada as General Manager, eBusiness and General Manager, Product Marketing at Bell Nexxia. In July 2001, despite the downturn phase of the technology industry, Isopia was one of the major IT acquisition deals in North America when Sun Microsystems Inc., USA acquired Isopia for USD $100 Million. Subsequently, in December 2001, Aditya co-founded another software product company, Osellus Inc., Canada and Osellus Asia Pacific Company Limited, Thailand (http://www.osellus.com/). Aditya started his professional career with Indian Telephone industries after spending 4½ years of his Ph.D. studies at School of Computer & Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Subsequently he worked in various capacities at large technology companies in India, Singapore and Canada.
Aditya co-founded a software company, Isopia Inc., Canada in 1999 after having a successful career at Bell Canada as General Manager, eBusiness and General Manager, Product Marketing at Bell Nexxia. In July 2001, despite the downturn in the technology industry, Isopia was acquired by Sun Microsystems Inc., USA for $100 Million. Subsequently, Aditya co-founded another software product company, Osellus in Canada and Thailand (www.osellus.com). Aditya started his professional career after 4½ years of his Ph.D. studies at School of Computer & Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, and worked in various capacities at large technology companies in India, Singapore and Canada.
In 2007, Aditya acquired a highly reputed confectionery manufacturing business in Hamilton, Ontario (formerly part of Cadbury Adams Canada & The Allan Candy Canada) for some of the top global candy & chocolate brands. A food lover, his newest exciting venture is one of Toronto's longest established fine-dining restaurant called Prego Della Piazza. He also has business interest in Fast Food industry.
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Aditya also founded a private charitable foundation (POA Educational Foundation www.poafoundation.org) in 2001 and has created endowments ($815,000) at four institutions (Ryerson University, York University, Trent University and George Brown College), and these endowments grant in total twelve scholarship awards to students (large focus on students from the aboriginal community of Canada). He is the Chairperson for UNICEF Canada India HIV/AIDS campaign ($3 Million) and was Cabinet Member for Ryerson University Business School’s capital campaign ($72 Million).
Aditya is the appointee of Government of Canada to the Board of Directors of First Nations Financial Management Board, of Government of Ontario to Ontario Investment & Trade Advisory Council (OITAC), is founding member of Canada India Foundation, was Charter Member of TiE, Toronto and was also on the Board of Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce.
Aditya is running a unique initiative (fourth year) in the area of Venture Philanthropy working with the office of the Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation to nurture entrepreneurship within aboriginal community of Canada (www.projectbeyshick.com) as well as working with both federal and provincial levels of government and private equity so that large private organizations find it profitable to start ventures in Northern Ontario and members of the Canadian Native community engage in wealth creation ventures.
He has jointly funded with Ryerson University a $30,000 research project on "Economic Value of Indo-Canadians" and has also supported ($200,000) other projects like Pathways Education Program for the inner-city kids of Regent Park community in Toronto; funding to York University for India knowledge portal initiative; Share the Music program of Roy Thomson Hall through endowment to give Canadian aboriginal youth access to best musical performances in Toronto; infrastructural facilities at the Trillium Hospital, Mississauga; Toronto International Film Festival as Gold Patron and as the sole sponsor of Canadian Film Festival in Nepal (January 2007);Canadian Museum of Human Rights; 50 student residence for kids from landless families in Bihar, India ; Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and Old-age home project for Indo-Canadians. He also supports an award for the Top 20 under 20 program (Entrepreneurship category) and the $15,000 Business Plan Contest award for the First Nation entrepreneur participating in Project Beyshick.
The Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) awarded its "2004 Technology Achievement Award" to Aditya for his achievements in the field of Technology in Canada. Aditya was awarded CEO award in 1998 from BCE Inc. for his innovative work at Bell Canada; President’s Award at Bell Nexxia in 1999 and was selected as President’s Club member at Bell Canada in 1997.
Aditya was the Keynote speaker at the 16th Annual Nishnawbe Aski Nation Business Awards in 2006 and AIM for SEVA annual Gala in 2007. He moderated India Business Roundtable (Toronto, October 2006) and Canada Session during Government of India’s Pravasi Bhartiya Divas event (Delhi, January 2007) as well as the roundtable entitled Engaging India: tapping Roots - Seizing Opportunities (Delhi, January 2007).
He was an Adjunct Faculty at the National University of Singapore (1989-94). He has been an invited speaker at the Schulich Business School, York University, Rotman Business School, University of Toronto and University of Ontario Institute of Technology as well as at the events of other prominent organizations. Aditya has published papers in several international journals, has served as Editorial Review Board member of two prestigious journals and has been invited speaker at various international conferences (USA, Paris, Holland, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, India etc.).
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