Prem Parameswaran
Prem Parameswaran | |
|---|---|
| Born | Prem Parameswaran 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Chief Financial Officer and President at Triller |
Prem Parameswaran (born October 4, 1968) is the Chief Financial Officer and President of Triller.[1]
Early life
[edit]Parameswaran was born in the US to Indian parents and grew up in Scarsdale, New York. He currently resides in Purchase, New York with his three children, Trinity, Kayla and Hudson.[2] Parameswaran graduated from Columbia University in 1990 with a BA in Political Science and received an MBA with honors from Columbia Business School in 1995. While at Columbia, Parameswaran was a defenseman on the Columbia University hockey team.[3]
Career
[edit]Parameswaran most recently was with Eros International, a leading company in the Indian film entertainment industry, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and President of North America.
He has worked at Jefferies Group as Global Head of Media and Telecommunications Investment Banking and at Deutsche Bank as Head of Media & Telecom for the Americas.[4] He has also worked at Goldman Sachs, Salomon Brothers, and numerous other companies.[5]
Parameswaran serves on the Board of Directors of Kare Partners.[6] He is also on the boards of the Columbia University Alumni Trustee Nominating Committee and the Program for Financial Studies at Columbia Business School.[7] He established the Prem Parameswaran Family Scholarship at Columbia Business School.[8] In 2017, Parameswaran was invited to the White House Oval Office Reception for Diwali with President Trump.[9]
In 2020, he was nominated by Donald Trump as a member of the Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and is the only Indian on the 13-member commission and was sworn in on January 27, 2020.[10][11][12][13] He was also reported to be one of the senior Indian officials that include Ajit Pai, Seema Verma, and Manisha Singh, who would accompany the president during his visit to India on February 24–25, 2020.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Triller. "Triller Announces Prem Parameswaran Has Joined Company as President of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "A journey to Bollywood from Wall Street". ILaTimes.com. December 15, 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ Javier Solano (February 10, 1987). "Hockey beats Penn in first Ivy League matchup". ILaTimes.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Serena Saitto (August 9, 2011). "Deutsche Bank Names Parameswaran to Lead Americas Media". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Prem Parameswaran Appointed Group Chief Financial Officer and President – North America of Eros International Plc". Businesswire.com. May 28, 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Prem Parameswaran Appointed Group Chief Financial Officer and President – North America of Eros International Plc". BusinessWire.com. May 28, 2015.
- ^ "Columbia Business Social Executive Board". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Columbia Business Social Scholarships List". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "A journey to Bollywood from Wall Street". ILaTimes.com. December 15, 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy (2020-02-04). "Prem Parameswaran appointed to Trump's advisory commission". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Prem Parameswaran, Group CFO and President of North America for Eros International Plc, Sworn in as Member of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders". www.businesswire.com. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ Reporter, India-West Staff. "Eros' Indian American CFO Prem Parameswaran Among Members Sworn into President Donald Trump's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans". India West. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Prem Parameswaran". U.S. Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ Duttagupta, Ishani (2020-02-15). "US President's delegation to India may include several Indian American officials". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-06-19.