Background
Puram, Prakash Venkatrama was born on October 10, 1954 in Kakinada, East Godavari A.P., India. Son of Prabhakara R. and Shobha (Batchu) Puram. came to the United States, 1979.
Puram, Prakash Venkatrama was born on October 10, 1954 in Kakinada, East Godavari A.P., India. Son of Prabhakara R. and Shobha (Batchu) Puram. came to the United States, 1979.
Bachelor of Science in Zoology, Loyola College, Madras, India, 1974; degree in marketing, Bhavan's Institute, Madras, India, 1976; Master of Business Administration in Financial and Marketing, Xavier Institute, 1978; Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Advertising, University of Minnesota, 1980; Master of Public Administration in International Trade, Harvard University, 1993.
Clerk, Andhra Bank, Madras, 1974;
salesman, Godrej Soaps Private, Ltd., Bombay, 1975-1976;
area sales manager/product management, Godrej Soaps Private, Ltd., Bombay, 1978-1979;
assoc, marketing manager, Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, 1981-1984;
accountant representative marketing, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Minneapolis, 1984-1988;
finance marketing advisor central area, International Business Machines Corporation, Minneapolis, 1989-1990;
business process reengineering consultant, International Business Machines Corporation Consulting Division, 1991-1992;
consultant, Project for Economics Reform in Ukraine, 1993;
director worldwide fire and security business, Honeywell Corporation, Minneapolis, 1994;
director, Worldwide Strategy and Business Development, since 1995. Teaching associate University of Minnesota, 1980-1981. Member of advisory county for entrepreneurial studies Carlson School Management, University of Minnesota, since 1994.
Lecturer in field.
Leader Mother Theresa's Leprosy Fund Campaign, Madras, 1973. City director National Service Corps Hospital Unit, 1971-1974.
Married Kamala V. Maturu, June 3, 1979. Children: Sidharth, Rishi.