Vinay Mahajan, national president of ITServeAlliance Inc, an association of 2200 + SME US IT companies, has received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indo-American Press Club.
Besides Mahajan, five other Indian Americans were honored with awards in various categories during the club’s 9th annual gala and awards ceremony at the Stamford Hilton, Connecticut, on Oct 8.
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Mahajan, President & CEO of NAM Info Inc, a software services firm dealing in software consulting and ongoing software development projects, received the award from IAPC Chairman Kamalesh Metha, according to a press release.
In his address, Mahajan highlighted the many new initiatives undertaken by ITSErve since its inception in 2010.
“ITServe has grown and strengthened in its mission in protecting members’ interest, enhancing membership benefits, empowering local employment, empowering the local community through various CSR programs including STEM education, and empowering the ecosystem of innovation and thus maintaining the leadership of US in Technology,” Mahajan said.
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Traveling to all 21 Chapters across the United States in eight months after he assumed office, Mahajan was instrumental in adding more than 700+ new members in 2023.
Two new Chapters were launched under his leadership. He strengthened the STEM Education program by adding STEM Training and Internship programs and enhancing the STEM scholarships program.
“IT Serve Alliance is led by highly talented individuals, phenomenally successful entrepreneurs, and Innovators who are enthusiastic about giving back to the community,” Mahajan said.
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As the head of NAM Info, Mahajan led the development team for approval of two patents for SAFE, a fire safety App for high-rise buildings. Current projects under development are the AI application APAR and browser-based universal communication. He recently acquired a company in the Telecom Services space.
An engineering graduate and MBA from premier institutes, Mahajan is a serial entrepreneur with over 40 years of industry experience in leadership, marketing, finance, and engineering, creating and building multiple entities.
Others bestowed with Lifetime Achievement Awards in various categories were:
H.R. Shah (Media & Arts), Chairman & CEO of TV Asia Group;
Meera Gandhi (Philanthropy), founder of the Giving Back Foundation and a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2015);
Dr. Sampat Shivangi (Community service, medicine), a veteran leader of AAPI and recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor 2008;
Shajan Skariah (Excellence in Journalism), promoter and editor of the online portal “Marunadan Malayali”; and
Dr. Renu Abraham Varughese (Excellence in Elder Care), Associate Professor at the School of Health and Natural Sciences, Mercy University, New York.
IAPC was formed to unite the Indian diaspora media fraternity across North America to provide a unified voice in front of the mainstream media and the larger community, according to the release.