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Dr. KRS Murthy

 

KRS Murthy is the CEO of SUNRGI www.sunrgi.com, an eXtreme Concentration Solar PV company. He has seminal inventions, paradigm shifts in technology, corporate management and M&A contributions in solar power, wind power, biofuel, green buildings, fuel cells and algae clean up. He has run many companies in green technology industries.

 

Corporate Executive and Corporate Advisor

 

He is a child prodigy with numerous life time accomplishments encompassing technology, entertainment, business, entrepreneurship, public speaker and visionary leadership.  An internationally reputed Serial Entrepreneur and Serial C-Level Executive, his achievements include aiding the growth of a few companies to record revenues and corporate valuation. One of the companies he was President grew to > $500M in Revenue and over $3.5B in valuation.

 

His executive track record encompasses in all aspects of telecom, solar power, wind power, algae based bio-diesel, green buildings and green / clean technology, IT, software, computers, video / multimedia, defense, aerospace and other high technology industries to include: corporate governance, company executive management, corporate strategy, investor relations, mergers and acquisition, R&D, engineering, product and service management, operations, business development, marketing and total quality management. He has run and aggressively grown companies of all sizes to include start up, early stage, small, and medium, large and international companies.

 

He has led few mergers and acquisitions efforts on behalf of the acquirer in telecommunications, IT and alternative energy industries from small to very large public companies. His expertise in M&A includes leading technology, business and finance due diligence, as well as leading negotiations. He is currently leading an acquisition spree in health care industry. He has led the acquisition due diligence of hospitals and medical schools.

 

As a serial entrepreneur and serial executive, he has founded and run as the President and Chief Executive of few technology companies in nano and micro technology, composites, electronics hardware, information technology, software, telecommunications, fuel cells, ethanol and other alternative energy, biotechnology and health services. He excels in start up and early stage high technology companies.


 

Scientist: Inventor, R&D Executive

 

Murthy is a world famous scientist and R&D executive with an executive track record in NASA, Bell Labs and GE with pioneering contributions in major research programs in mathematics, aerospace, defense, telecommunications, nanotechnology, information technology, audio and video compression, sensors and instrumentation, automatic test equipment, astrophysics, cosmic rays, solar X-rays, plasma physics, electronics packaging, solar power, bio-fuels, satellite and rocket technology, lasers and fiber optics and electronic manufacturing.

 

Leader of Professional Societies and Public Speaker

 

His professional leadership includes Board of Directors and Board of Governors of six IEEE societies, key note speaker, program chair, general chair, session chair, chairman of international advisory board of over 150 international technology and management conferences. He has lectured on technology and management topics and led international delegations around the world including USA, Canada, Europe, Far East, Australia and New Zealand.

 

As a public speaker, he has delivered over 4000 lectures in USA and most of the countries and continents of the world. He has shared stage with few Nobel laureates, Fortune 50 corporate executives, governmental leaders from many countries, world famous musicians, award winning actors, international award winning authors and literary scholars, world's leading religious leaders and motivational speakers.

 

Murthy: the academician

 

He was a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Management in California State University, Pomona and Fullerton campuses. He has also taught management, business, marketing, corporate governance, advertising, public relations and quality / reliability courses in other universities and tutorials in many international conferences in USA, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Europe and India

 

Professional Leadership

 

Board of Directors and Board of Governors of six IEEE societies, key note speaker, program chair, general chair, session chair, chairman of international advisory board of over 150 international technology and management conferences. He has lectured on technology and management topics and led international delegations around the world including USA, Canada, Europe, Far East, Australia and New Zealand.

 

As a public speaker, he has delivered over 4000 lectures in USA and most of the countries and continents of the world. He has shared stage with few Nobel laureates, Fortune 50 corporate executives, governmental leaders from many countries, world famous musicians, award winning actors, international award winning authors and literary scholars, world's leading religious leaders and motivational speakers.

 

·         BOD SVEC (2006-07), Banquet Chairman, 2008, Banquet Committee 2007), Scholarship Committee (2005-7, Society Recruitment (2006-7)),

·         Executive Committee - IEEE Nanotechnology Council -2005-Current), Conference Chair, 2008 IEEE Nanotechnology Conference.

·         Board of Governors, VP, Conferences, VP of Publications, VP of Public Relations, VP of Chapter Activities, Chief Editor of Special Issues, Conference Chair, Program Chair and Key Note Speaker - IEEE Engineering Management Society.

·         Board of Directors - IEEE Computer Society, Systems & Cybernetics Society, Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, Communications Society.

·         IEEE Standards Board - BOD Member, Founding Member of IEEE 802, Standards Policy Committee

·         IEEE - USA Professional Activities - Chair, Region Delegate

·         Founder and Technical Editorial Board Member - IEEE Network Magazine

·         Chair, International Advisory Committee, Board of Directors, Program Chair and Session Chair of over 150 international conferences around the world. 

·         Served in many committees of other professional societies like Advertising Research Foundation (ARF), American Marketing Association (AMA), National Research Council

·         Program Chair of IEEE Tencon (Region 10) Conference in Bombay in 1989, Chairman of International Advisory Board from 1990 through 1992 in countries like Hong Kong , South Korea, Australia and New Delhi, India.

·         Shared stage with Nobel Laureate Dr. John Bardeen, Dr. Arno Penzias, many IEEE Presidents and Society Presidents, President of India, Nobel Laureate Sir CV Raman and other international dignitaries

·         Served in many committees of other professional societies like Advertising Research Foundation (ARF), American Marketing Association (AMA), National Research Council

International Reputation and Recognition: News Papers, Radio and Television

·         Featured in many newspapers, radio and television in many parts of the world

·         Lectured in many parts of USA , Canada , India , Singapore , Australia , and New Zealand on technology and management topics

 

Seasoned Corporate Executive: Fortune 50, Medium and Small Businesses

·         Rare blend of serial C Level corporate executive, seasoned corporate governance expert, scientist, technologist, serial entrepreneur in Fortune 50 and many companies rated as the fastest growing in USA and the World.

·         Expert on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and competitive strategy

·         His expertise and accomplishments encompass IT, telecommunications, defense and aerospace technologies in corporate governance, engineering, business and sales, marketing, strategic alliance, mergers and acquisitions in AT&T, GE, NASA and Indian Space Research Organization

·         He has in-depth experience in R&D, technology / product development, product marketing, business operations and total quality management functions.

·         MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS: Extensive Mergers and Acquisitions Expertise and Track Record: Led the M&A of few multibillion and many multimillion dollar acquisitions and deal negotiations

·         Grew PNS Telecom from $60M to over $500M ranked as the fastest growing company in USA and largest minority owned-company in USA. > $500M Revenue and over $3.5B Valuation

·         Built on-board scientific experiments and ground checkout systems for the FIRST space shuttle

·         Led the development of India's first three satellites and first earth station.

·         Many accomplishments in advertising effectiveness, public relations, event marketing, market research, competitive research, analysis and strategy.

·         Professor of Electronics and Computer Engineering, California State University, Pomona and Fullerton and Visiting Professor in many universities around USA.

·         Many inventions in nanotechnology, aerospace, defense, instrumentation, consumer, telecommunications & IT technologies.