Nine Indian Americans, including Deven Sharma, president, Standard & Poor’s, made it
Nine Indian Americans, including Deven Sharma, president, Standard & Poor’s, made it to the 2011 list of Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business.
At a gala dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York last month, they were feted in the presence of dignitaries like John C Liu, New York City Comptroller, who keynoted the event as well as United States Senator Charles Schumer, who delivered welcome remarks.
Among all the honourees that included Chinese, Filipinos, Pakistanis and people from other Asian countries, Sharma received the highest honour — the Pinnacle Award, given to a person who has reached the acme of his/her professional career and is widely acknowledged by peers as a leader in the industry.