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Chirinjeev Kathuria

Indian-American businessperson

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Chirinjeev Kathuria is an Indian-American investor, physician, politician, businessperson, and philanthropist. He was the first Indian-American to run for the U.S. Senate. The company focused on digital care management, telehealth, digital pharmacy and technology-enabled behavioral health. Kathuria is the executive chairman and co-founder of Ocean Biomedical Inc., a biotech company that partners with scientists and research institutions to accelerate the translation of new discoveries into medicines. He is also the co-founder and chairman of New Generation Power International, and co-founder of PlanetSpace. Additionally, Kathuria is the co-founder and chairman of the AIRO Group. The AIRO Group brings together technologies and services in urban air mobility, commercial and military aviation, and avionics. Airo Group Holdings, Inc. Announced a Confidential Submission of Draft Registration Statement Related to Proposed Public Offering.

In 2004, Kathuria was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for the United States Senate election in Illinois.

Early life Chirinjeev Kathuria was born in New Delhi, India and came with his parents to Chicago, Illinois at the age of eight months. Kathuria graduated Valedictorian from Downers Grove North High School. He received a Bachelor of Science and Doctorate of Medicine from Brown University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University. Kathuria also invested in Russia's Mir space station in its final days. which bid for NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract with Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Alliant Techsystems.

Biomedical Kathuria co-founded Ocean Biomedical and serves as the chairman of its board of directors. Ocean Biomedical is currently pursuing programs in oncology, fibrosis, infectious disease, and inflammation.

He was also the co-founder and co-chairman of UpHealth Inc. which went public on the NYSE (NYSE:UPH).

Aerospace and defense He founded AIRO Group in 2005, which 2021 acquired Aspen Avionics and proceeded with a merger with Coastal Defense. In the same year, Jaunt Air Mobility entered into a merger with the AIRO group.

Politician

In 2004, Kathuria was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for the United States Senate election in Illinois. Jack Ryan was the eventual primary winner. Democrat and future President Barack Obama went on to win the general election.

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Important facts

Born
New Delhi
Known for
AIRO Group, New Generation Power International, Ocean Biomedical, PlanetSpace
Education
Stanford University, Brown University

Frequently asked questions

Who was Chirinjeev Kathuria?

Indian-American businessperson

When was Chirinjeev Kathuria born?

Chirinjeev Kathuria was born in New Delhi.

What was Chirinjeev Kathuria known for?

Chirinjeev Kathuria was known for AIRO Group, New Generation Power International, Ocean Biomedical and PlanetSpace.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Chirinjeev Kathuria

· Wikidata: Q43159855

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