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Indian American on Detroit RiverFront Conservancy Board
By siliconindia
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Wednesday, 07 September 2011, 18:03 IST
WASHINGTON: Sandy K. Baruah is an American politician from the state of Oregon and is currently the president and chief executive officer of the Detroit Regional Chamber.
Baruah was nominated by President Bush on 6 September 2005 to serve as an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. Baruah has served the Bush Administration since 2001.
Prior to joining the Administration, he was a Senior Management Consultant for Performance Consulting Group in Portland, Oregon.
Earlier in his career, Baruah has also worked for the Secretaries of Interior and Labor. He received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Oregon and his master's degree from Williamette University.
After leaving his most recent government service in early 2009, he was a Distinguished Fellow at the U.S. Council on Competitiveness, a Washington, D.C. - based think tank composed exclusively of corporate CEOs, university presidents and labor leaders.
In 2010, Baruah was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit Regional Chamber.
