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SUMMARY:Being CEO: A Cauldron of Change
DESCRIPTION: \n\nJoin the DREXEL LEBOW CENTER FOR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE to h
 ear the\npersonal and professional journey of one of America’s premier C
 EOs\nand corporate directors\, RAJ GUPTA (’72). Interviewed by Drexel\nU
 niversity PRESIDENT JOHN FRY\, Raj will recount the numerous\nchallenges h
 e has overcome and the lessons he’s learned on his path\nto success as d
 etailed in his recent publication\, “MY AMERICAN\nJOURNEY: EIGHT DOLLARS
  AND A DREAM”.\n\nPROGRAM OVERVIEW:\n\n8:00-9:00 AM Registration and Net
 working 9:00-10:00 AM Program 10:00\nAM BOOK SIGNING _(Books will be avail
 able for purchase for $15 by\ncheck)_\n\nRaj Gupta immigrated to America f
 rom India in 1968 in pursuit of\ncontinued higher education. While navigat
 ing the uncertainties of life\nin an unfamiliar culture with a new wife an
 d only $8\, Raj earned a\nM.S. degree in Operations Research from Cornell 
 University in New York\nin 1969. In 1971\, Raj joined Rohm & Haas\, a glob
 al pioneer developing\ninnovative technologies and solutions for the speci
 alty materials\nindustry. In October 1999\, after 28 years with the compan
 y having held\nnumerous positions\, Raj was named Chairman and Chief Execu
 tive\nOfficer. He was only the third CEO to come from outside the ranks of
 \nthe founding Haas family\, and the first to have been born outside the\n
 United States. As CEO\, Raj successfully navigated the intricate and\ncomp
 lex $15.3 billion acquisition of Rohm & Haas by Dow Chemical\nCompany in 2
 009.\n\nToday\, Raj holds a number of public\, private\, and nonprofit boa
 rd\npositions. He serves as the Chairman of Delphi Automotive PLC\, Lead\n
 Independent Director of Hewlett-Packard Company\, Executive Chairman of\nA
 vantor Performance Materials Holding Inc\, and Director of Tyco\nInternati
 onal LTD\, IRI Group\, and the Vanguard Group.\n\nRaj is a member of the C
 enter for Corporate Governance’s Advisory\nBoard and earned his MBA in F
 inance from Drexel University in 1972.\n 
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LOCATION:Gerri C. LeBow Hall\, DiPiero Grand Meeting Room and Rose Terrace\
 , 3220 Market Street\, 220\, Philadelphia\, PA 19104
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