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20 People of Indian-Origin Who Hold Top Positions Outside India

buzzdev by buzzdev
November 24, 2020
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20 People of Indian-Origin Who Hold Top Positions Outside India

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Although, we take pride in who we are but if there is anything that makes us proud of our identity as an Indian is, ‘we are everywhere.’ When the world relied upon roman numbers for mathematics, we gave them ‘0’ to simplify the complexities of it.

Indians don’t just hold positions elsewhere but they hold it at the top. Joe Biden alone has over 20 Indian-Americans in his review team. Not just that, there are many other nations and governments where Indians play a very pivotal role.

Table of Contents

    • 1.  Vivek Murthy
  • 2. Priti Patel
  • 3. António Costa
  • 4. Rishi Sunak
  • 5. Bardish Chagger
  • 6. Leo Varadkar
  • 7. Harjit Sajjan
  • 8. Anita Anand
  • 9. Arun Majumdar
  • 10.  Navdeep Bains
  • 11.  Puneet Talwar
  • 12.  Rahul Gupta
  • 13.  Dilpreet Sidhu
  • 14. Bhavya Lal
  • 15. Raj Nayak
  • 16. Raj De
  • 17.  Seema Nanda
  • 18.  Subhasri Ramanathan
  • 19.  Shital Shah
  • 20.  Priyanca Radhakrishnan
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1.  Vivek Murthy

He is the Co-chair for Biden’s COVID-19 Task Force. He has served as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States. He is also the founder of the nonprofit organization ‘Doctors for America’ in 2008.

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2. Priti Patel

She is serving as the Home Secretary of Britain since 2019. She has also served as Secretary of State for International Development from 2016-17. She considers herself to be a Thatcherite and is ideologically on the right-wing of the Conservative Party.

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3. António Costa

The name might not suggest the same but he is of Indian descent, serves as Prime Minister of Portugal.

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4. Rishi Sunak

He is a  British politician and is a Chancellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain since February 2020. He is a member of the Conservative Party and has served as the Chief Secretary of the Treasury previously.

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5. Bardish Chagger

She is a Member of Parliament for the riding of Waterloo. She is serving as Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Waterloo, Canada since Nov. 20, 2019.

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6. Leo Varadkar

He is serving as the Deputy PM of Ireland. He has previously served as Taoiseach and Minister of Defence from 2017- 2020.

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7. Harjit Sajjan

He is the Minister of National Defence, Vancouver South, Canada. Before he entered politics, he worked as a detective in the Vancouver Police Department.

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8. Anita Anand

She serves as the Minister of Public Services and Procurement. A Member of the Parliament for Oakville in the House of Commons, Canada.

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9. Arun Majumdar

He is the Team Lead for the Department of Energy Agency Review Team, US. He was nominated to be the first director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (APRA-E) and was also appointed to that position.

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10.  Navdeep Bains

Navdeep Singh Bains, a Canadian politician is currently serving as Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Mississauga—Malton, Canada.

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11.  Puneet Talwar

He is an American diplomat who is in the Department of State Agency Review Team, US. He formerly served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs from 2014-15.

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12.  Rahul Gupta

Team Lead for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, US. The former state health officer for West Virginia is now on the presidential transition team.

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13.  Dilpreet Sidhu

She works as the special assistant of U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice; National Security Council, US.

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14. Bhavya Lal

Bhavya Lal works at NASA. She is an active member of the space technology and policy community.

15. Raj Nayak

Rajesh Nayak, Department of Labour, US. He has soared his ranks from Special Assistant to Deputy Chief of Staff.

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16. Raj De

Department of Justice, US. He is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Washington, D.C. office and also leads the firm’s global Cyber Security and data privacy.

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17.  Seema Nanda

Department of Labour, US. Seema Nanda stepped down as the CEO of the Democratic National Committee in April before the presidential elections.

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18.  Subhasri Ramanathan

Department of Homeland Security, US. Her responsibilities on the committee staff include visa, immigration policy issues and border security. She holds an L.L.M. in international and comparative law from Georgetown University Law Centre.

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19.  Shital Shah

Department of Education, US. She is the manager of Philanthropic Engagement at the American Federation of Teachers

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20.  Priyanca Radhakrishnan

She is an Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment in New Zealand. She also holds portfolios such as Community and Voluntary Sector, Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic communities, Youth.

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Also read:
5 Indians Got Themselves Named In Top 100 Influential People Of 2020 By TIME
5 Indian Sports Women With Unheard Inspiring Stories
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