The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has announced that six new business and former government leaders have been inducted into the Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group that champions stronger US-India bilateral commercial and strategic ties.
The new leaders have joined as members of the USISPF Board of Directors, Advisors to the Board, and members of the India Advisory Board and include the following: Munish Varma, Managing Partner, Softbank Investment Advisors; Sanjay Goel, Executive Vice President and President, Asia-Pacific, American Tower Corporation; Ambassador Kenneth I. Juster, Former U.S. Ambassador to India and Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Ambassador Navtej Sarna, Former Indian Ambassador to the U.S.; Viren Joshi, Executive Vice President, Sigma Electric Manufacturing Corporation and Ajit Mohan, Vice President and Managing Director, Facebook India.
“A continued, strong economic partnership between India and the US is critical for the growth of young, tech-enabled companies and the progress these innovators bring to the two economies and their workforces. I look forward to contributing toward USISPF’s efforts to deepen this important bilateral relationship,” said Munish Varma, Managing Partner, Softbank Investment Advisors.
“I’m honored to join the board of directors of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum, an organization with an impressive track record of finding common ground and solutions to benefit the U.S.-India bilateral relationship. I am particularly eager to actively support the Forum’s efforts to accelerate India’s digital transformation, which American Tower believes will drive significant opportunities for cooperation between both countries,” said Sanjay Gupta, EVP and President, Asia-Pacific, American Tower Corporation.
“I have greatly enjoyed working with the USISPF over the years and am now delighted to be an Advisor to this advocacy group. The USISPF plays a key role in advancing the strategic partnership between the United States-India and strengthening the bilateral relationship,” said Kenneth Juster, Former U.S. Ambassador to India and Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations.
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