YJA Convention 2018 07 Chicago IL

Author(s): Young Jains of America (YJA)
Publisher: Young Jains of America YJA USA

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US ARMY
Raj Kankaria | Houston, TX
Captain Raj Kankaria, a native of Houston, TX, graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering in May 2013 and received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Engineer Regiment. CPT Kankaria has been stationed in Fort Hood, TX and Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. He currently serves as an instructor for engineer tactics at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, and plans to pursue an MBA at Rice University in the Fall of 2018.
Raja Krishnamoorthi | Schaumburg, IL
Congressman Krishnamoorthi represents the 8th District of IL and serves on the Committee on Education and the Workforce. He also serves on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the subcommittee on healthcare and financial services. He earned his Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering at Princeton and later attended Harvard Law School. Previously, he served as a Special Assistant Attorney General and as Illinois Deputy Treasurer. He and his family live in Schaumburg.
Rajeev Pandya | Staten Island, NY
Rajeev Pandya is a Partner and Co-founder of ASHI Diamonds and Avalon Solution in NY. They have offices and manufacturing facilities in the US, India, and China. He is a graduate of the NYU Stern Business School. Rajeev currently serves on the Board of JITO USA, Treasurer and Board of Indian Diamond Color Stone Association, JYEP, JAINA 2019 Convention Board, and the YJP Advisory Board. He has previously served as a Chairperson of the JAINA Calendar Committee and the Northeast Regional VP of JAINA.
Raju Shah McLean, VA
Raju was a YJA Co-Chair from 1996 to 1998. After graduating from Yale University with two degrees, he went to the United Kingdom for five years. He had many travel adventures, such as seeing the Northern Lights in Scandinavia, climbing Mt. Etna, and swimming in Croatia's clear waters. Upon returning to the U.S., he married Monica Shah and now has two children: Jainam and Devika. He currently enjoys taking the kids on vacation, where his wife wonders if she has two children or three.
Ramey Ko Austin, TX
Ramey Ko is the principal attorney of The Ko Law Firm, PLLC. He previously practiced Housing and Domestic Violence Law with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and the Texas Advocacy Project. Ramey was appointed the first Asian-American judge in Austin and served as an Associate Municipal Judge. He previously lectured in Asian American Studies at UT Austin and currently teaches Business Law and Ethics to MBA students at the Texas Health & Science University College of Business Sciences.
Rea Savla Milpitas, CA
Rea is an undergraduate at UC Berkeley studying Economics, Business, and Computer Science. While serving on the 2016 YJA Convention Committee and 2016-2017 Board, she founded UC Berkeley Jain Students Association to spread Jainism and build a community. Rea also co-leads the Berkeley Political Review and consults for Blockchain at Berkeley and The Berkeley Group. Rea hopes to continue her passion for community mobilization and economic development through work in the education field one day.
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