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help design more effective government policies. His work on topics ranging from vendors and welcomed nearly 6,500
tax policy and unemployment insurance to education and affordable housing attendees.
has been widely cited in academia, media outlets, and Congressional testimony. “It is an honor to serve America’s
Chetty received his PhD from Harvard University in 2003 and is one of the hotel owners as the newest AAHOA
youngest tenured professors in Harvard’s history. Before joining the faculty at Chairman,” Patel said. “I am com-
Harvard, he was a professor at UC-Berkeley and Stanford University. Chetty mitted to helping solve some of the
has received numerous awards for his research, including a MacArthur “Genius” industry’s toughest challenges with
Fellowship and the John Bates Clark medal, given to the economist under 40 simple and straightforward solutions
whose work is judged to have made the most significant contribution to the field. and to putting our members at the
center of every decision we make.”
MALAY JOSHI Patel is a second-generation ho-
Wipro appoints CEO for telier who began his career in hospi-
tality at a young age, growing up in
his family’s first 30-room indepen-
Americas 1 Strategic Market Unit dent property. He got his start in vol-
unteer service at AAHOA by serving
as a committee member for several
ipro Limited, a leading years and joining the AAHOA Board of Directors in 2019 after being elected
technology services and as Young Professional Director Western Division.
Wconsulting company, an- “Serving as the youngest chair in the association’s history further demon-
nounced tthe appointment of Malay strates AAHOA’s commitment to fostering the growth and success of the next
Joshi as Chief Executive Officer of generation,” Patel said.
Wipro Americas 1 Strategic Market “I’m always encouraging young professionals not to let age determine suc-
Unit. Joshi succeeds Srini Pallia, who cess. Many times, people may say you’re too young, but that is absolutely not
was appointed as Chief Executive Of- true. There are so many folks who are young but still do whatever it takes
ficer and Managing Director of Wi- to find success. If you never try, you’ll never know what you’re capable of
pro Limited on April 6. He will also achieving.”
join the Wipro Executive Board.
Malay is a member of Wipro’s
Culture Council. He will be based To read more about Indian diaspora and Global Indians, log on to and follow
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President and Business Unit Head,
leading the Communications, Media,
Tech, Retail, Travel, Hospitality and Public Sector industries, which make up
one of Wipro’s largest business units globally. In this role, he was responsible
for helping clients drive successful enterprise transformations, enhancing cli-
ent experience (CX), strengthening delivery, and ensuring consistent revenue
growth in the sectors he leads.
“Malay has been leading one of the largest business units at Wipro and has
delivered the highest CAGR over a decade across multiple global business-
es,” said Srini Pallia, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Wipro
Limited. “His client centricity and deep understanding of the industry makes
him an ideal fit to lead Americas one strategic market. He is the perfect leader
to take the helm of this fast-growing market and write its next chapter of our
growth.”
Malay joined Wipro in 1996 and has had an extensive career spanning
over 28 years in various leadership roles across functions, industries, and ge-
ographies. He has a strong background in delivery, consultative sales, and
client engagement.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology Engineering
and has graduated from Harvard Business School’s Leading Global Business-
es Executive Program and Advanced Program Management from Stanford
University.
MIRAJ S PATEL

Texas hotelier becomes youngest

chairman of AAHOA

exas hotelier Miraj S Patel was named the newest Chairman of Asian
American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) 2024-25 Board of Di-
Trectors. He is the youngest to be appointed as chairman in AAHOA’s
35-year history.
Patel became Chairman at the conclusion of the 2024 AAHOA Conven-
tion & Trade Show in Orlando, Florida, which set a record level of exhibiting

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