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With more than three decades of international business and government experience,
Dr. Rahul Bedi has become a leading expert in the areas of corporate governance,
globalization, and doing business with India. As an entrepreneur who quickly rose
to the top levels of management in global positions, Bedi was instrumental in the
development and implementation of successful business growth strategies.
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Bedi founded two companies, Rocksteel, Ltd. in India to manufacture hand-tools and
auto parts and Inzen, Inc. in the United States to trade and outsource internationally.
He crafted complex international strategic partnerships for an Indian corporation
and negotiated technology transfer agreements from Europe and U.S. to India. One
of his earliest positions was managing a profit-centre for a British multinational,
Gillander Arbuthnot.
Bedi served for over 10 years on the boards of the Tea Council of USA and the Tea
Council of Canada. These two boards were made up of the CEOs of tea companies such
as Lipton, Nestle, Kellogg’s, Twinning, Tetley, Red Rose and ambassadorial
representatives from producing countries such as India, Sri Lanka, and Kenya. During
his tenure on these two boards from 1979 to 1991, Bedi was influential in aligning
the interests of the governments of India, Kenya, and Sri Lanka with those of the
tea companies, in the USA and Canada resulting in reversal of decline in tea consumption
and growth of high value specialty teas.
Bedi has strong experience in the interplay between the private and public sectors.
He represented India's commercial interests in the European Economic Community and
North America. In addition, he has participated in high level negotiations for intergovernmental
agencies such as the United Nations and the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development.
In the mid 1990’s, Bedi transferred his knowledge and expertise to the field
of higher education. He attained a doctorate in corporate governance and his MBA
in International Business and Finance and is currently a Professor at Berkeley College
where he teaches Management, Globalization, and International Business. In addition,
Bedi is Chair of the Management department with over 45 faculty members. He has
recently served as a member of the College’s Strategy Committee and the Accreditation
Steering Committee and is now a member of Globalization Task Force.
Remaining active in international business, Bedi is Vice President of the India-America
Chamber of Commerce. Having worked internationally in India, Europe, and the United
States, he has a keen understanding of the cultural diversity and business practices
of these regions. In addition, Bedi is serving on the Governance and Ethics Committee
of the International Consortium of Coaching for Organizations (ICCO)
Bedi holds an MBA (Beta, Gamma, Sigma) from Stern Business School and Ph.D. from
Touro University International. He has completed a one year Executive Program at
IMD, in Lausanne, Switzerland. In addition, he has a M.Sc. in Geology and a B.Sc.
with Physics, Mathematics, and Geology from India. Bedi speaks French, Hindi, Urdu,
and Punjabi. Bedi resides in New York City.
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