Prakash Ambegaonkar

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Prakash Ambegaonkar is the founder and CEO of Bridging Nations, a non-partisan, non-profit organization in Washington, DC that empowers leadership for a connected world and concentrates on executing innovative approaches to bridge peoples and nations. Bridging Nations is known for its actionable agenda carried out by its many interns. ^[1]

Dr. Ambegaonkar is commonly referred to as the father of the internet because of his work with TCP/IP. ^[2]

Dr. P, as he is commonly known, has plans to open an international leadership university based on the ideals he instilled in Bridging Nations. The new university, Bridging Nations University, will be located in India.

Dr. P’s entrepreneurial efforts have included the formation of three high-tech companies. Tellus Technologies was one of the first software companies in India, while the digital signature products created by E-Lock were used by President Clinton to sign the e-signature law making internet transactions legally enforceable. Frontier Technologies was named one of Information Week’s Top 25 Intranet Companies and was honored as one of Upside Magazine’s Hottest 100 Companies. In all, Dr. P’s companies have won over 30 industry awards, including LAN Magazine’s Product of the Year Award three years in a row. Dr. P was also named Inc. Magazine’s Regional Entrepreneur of the Year.^[3]