Mukesh Ambani, Sam Pitroda elected to NAE

New Delhi, February 9

Reliance Industries’ chairman Mukesh Ambani and tech evangelist Sam Pitroda have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE), a non-profit organisation based in the US.

Ambani has been elected “for engineering and business leadership in oil refineries, petrochemical products, and related industries”, the NAE said, announcing 80 new and 22 foreign members.

Satyan (Sam) G Pitroda, chairman, The Pitroda Group, has been elected for development of rural telecommunications infrastructure for India, it said.

Since its establishment in 1964, NAE has elected 232 foreign members — only 10 of them are Indian citizens though there are some people of Indian origin in the US list of 2,277 members. — PTI