Chirinjeev Kathuria
{{Short description|Indian-American businessperson}}
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| name = Chirinjeev Kathuria
| alma_mater = Brown University
Stanford University
| birth_place = New Delhi, India
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| known_for = First Indian American to run for the US Senate,{{cite web|url=http://www.economist.com/node/1944402|title=Vote for a turban and a beard|date=24 July 2003|publisher=The Economist}} Co-founder of PlanetSpace and New Generation Power International, co-founder and co-chairman of UpHealth Inc., executive chairman and co-founder of Ocean Biomedical Inc.; Co-founder and chairman of the AIRO Group
}}
Chirinjeev Kathuria is an Indian-American{{cite web|url=http://www.ilsenate.com/candidate-ID=3.asp.html|title=Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria - Illinois Senate Race - Candidate Profile|website=www.ilsenate.com}}{{Cite news|date=2003-08-25|title=Sikh bids for US history|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3175017.stm|access-date=2021-07-13}}{{Cite web|title=Indian American stands out among senate hopefuls|url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/indian-american-stands-out-among-senate-hopefuls/article_7183fa46-f3de-55c0-b9c3-e5b8fb396821.html|access-date=2021-07-13|website=The Daily Journal|date=4 September 2003 |language=en}} investor, physician, politician, businessperson, and philanthropist.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=24421927&privcapId=222806596|title=Chirinjeev Baboo Kathuria M.D., M.B.A.: Executive Profile & Biography |publisher=Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uvi.edu/news/articles/2014/12_126_medscho.aspx|title=The University of the Virgin Islands Announces $30 Million Gift for the Development of a Medical School|website=www.uvi.edu}} He was the first Indian-American to run for the US Senate.
Kathuria was the co-founder and co-chairman of UpHealth Inc. which went public on the NYSE (NYSE:UPH).{{cite news |title=UpHealth Announces the Removal of Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/uphealth-announces-removal-dr-chirinjeev-120000219.html |access-date=3 February 2023}}SEC, " [https://sec.report/Document/0001193125-21-193547/ UpHealth IPO Investment Prospectus S-1]." SEC.report. Retrieved 2021-07-15.{{Cite web |title=Cloudbreak's Jamey Edwards Gives an Inside Look at SPAC Process {{!}} Los Angeles Business Journal |url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2021/apr/05/cloudbreak-ceo-edwards-inside-look-spac-process/ |access-date=2021-06-29 |website=labusinessjournal.com|date=4 April 2021 }} The company focused on digital care management, telehealth, digital pharmacy and technology-enabled behavioral health.{{Cite news |date=2020-11-23 |title=GigCapital2 to merge with two telehealth firms in $1.35 billion deal |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uphealth-cloudbreak-gigcapital2-idUSKBN2830NO |access-date=2023-02-07}} Kathuria is the executive chairman and co-founder of Ocean Biomedical Inc.,{{Cite web |title=A Stanford lab's drug could be Covid's worst enemy and key to this company's IPO |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2021/06/10/covid-19-stanford-ocean-biomedical-ace2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613013311/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2021/06/10/covid-19-stanford-ocean-biomedical-ace2.html |archive-date=2021-06-13 |access-date=2021-07-13 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-10 |title=A Stanford lab's drug could be Covid's worst enemy and key to this company's IPO |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2021/06/10/covid-19-stanford-ocean-biomedical-ace2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613013311/https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2021/06/10/covid-19-stanford-ocean-biomedical-ace2.html |archive-date=2021-06-13 |access-date=2021-06-29 |website=www.bizjournals.com}} a biotech company that partners with scientists and research institutions to accelerate the translation of new discoveries into medicines.{{Cite web |last=SEC |title=Ocean Biomedical, Inc. IPO Investment Prospectus S-1 |url=https://sec.report/Document/0001193125-21-186914/ |access-date=2021-07-13 |website=SEC.report |language=en}} He is also the co-founder and chairman of New Generation Power International, and co-founder of PlanetSpace.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/0692504D:US-new-generation-power-llc|title=New Generation Power LLC: Company Profile|publisher=Bloomberg}}{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/three-companies-youve-never-heard-of-that-will-truly_us_593b0095e4b0b65670e56a36|title=Three Companies You've Never Heard Of That Will Truly Change The World|first=Nicolas|last=Cole|date=9 June 2017|publisher=Huffington Post}}{{cite web |title=These 3 Power Brokers Will Transform the Future of Energy (1 of Them Is Elon Musk) |url=https://www.inc.com/nicolas-cole/these-3-power-brokers-will-transform-the-future-of-energy-1-of-them-is-elon-musk.html |publisher=Inc. Magazine}}{{Cite web|last=Cole|first=Nicolas|date=2017-06-12|title=These 3 Power Brokers Will Transform the Future of Energy (1 of Them Is Elon Musk)|url=https://www.inc.com/nicolas-cole/these-3-power-brokers-will-transform-the-future-of-energy-1-of-them-is-elon-musk.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Inc.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=The University of the Virgin Islands Announces $30 Million Gift for the Development of a Medical School|url=https://www.uvi.edu/news/articles/2014/12_126_medscho.aspx|access-date=2021-07-15|website=www.uvi.edu|language=en}} Additionally, Kathuria is the co-founder and chairman of the AIRO Group. The AIRO Group brings together technologies and services in urban air mobility, commercial and military aviation, and avionics.{{cite web | title=Jaunt Air Mobility To Join AIRO Group | website=AVweb | date=2021-10-13 | url=https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/evtols-urban-mobility/jaunt-air-mobility-to-join-airo-group/ | access-date=2021-11-09}}{{cite web | title=StackPath | website=StackPath | date=12 October 2021 | url=https://www.aviationpros.com/events/press-release/21242035/jaunt-air-mobility-jaunt-air-mobility-enters-into-definitive-agreement-to-join-the-airo-group | access-date=2021-11-09}}{{cite web | last=Alcock | first=Charles | title=Jaunt Boosts eVTOL Plans by Merging with Airo Group | website=Aviation International News | date=2021-10-11 | url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-10-11/jaunt-boosts-evtol-plans-merging-airo-group | access-date=2021-11-09}}{{cite web | title=CAPA | website=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/jaunt-air-mobility-merges-with-airo-group-on-aam-technology-and-service-development-1095969 | access-date=2021-11-09}}{{cite web | last=Goldstein | first=Ben | title=Jaunt Air Mobility Agrees To Join AIRO Group | website=Aviation Week Network | date=2021-10-11 | url=https://aviationweek.com/shownews/nbaa/jaunt-air-mobility-agrees-join-airo-group | access-date=2021-11-09}}{{cite web | last=Alcock | first=Charles | title=Jaunt To Merge with Airo and Go Public with Wall Street Listing | website=FutureFlight | date=2021-10-11 | url=https://www.futureflight.aero/news-article/2021-10-11/jaunt-merge-airo-and-go-public-wall-street-listing | access-date=2021-11-09}} Airo Group Holdings, Inc. Announced a Confidential Submission of Draft Registration Statement Related to Proposed Public Offering.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-17 |title=AIRO Group gears up for initial public offering |url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2022/august/17/airo-group-gears-up-for-initial-public-offering |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=www.aopa.org}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-18 |title=AIRO Group, parent company of Jaunt, prepares for IPO |url=https://transportup.com/headlines-breaking-news/vehicles-manufactures/airo-group-parent-company-of-jaunt-prepares-for-ipo/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818170459/https://transportup.com/headlines-breaking-news/vehicles-manufactures/airo-group-parent-company-of-jaunt-prepares-for-ipo/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=TransportUP |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Alcock |first=Charles |date=August 15, 2022 |title=Air Mobility Airo Group Prepares for Initial Public Offering |url=https://www.futureflight.aero/news-article/2022-08-15/air-mobility-airo-group-prepares-initial-public-offering |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=FutureFlight |language=en-US}}
In 2004, Kathuria was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for the United States Senate election in Illinois.
Early life
Chirinjeev Kathuria was born in New Delhi, India and came with his parents to Chicago, Illinois at the age of eight months.{{cite web|url=http://www.sikhtimes.com/bios_060903a.html|publisher=The Sikh Times|title=Chirinjeev Kathuria: "If You Fail, Learn From It"}} Kathuria graduated Valedictorian from Downers Grove North High School.{{Cite web |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Editorial |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030814/edit.htm |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}} He received a Bachelor of Science and Doctorate of Medicine from Brown University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.{{cite web|url=http://www.economist.com/node/1944402|title=Vote for a turban and a beard|date=24 July 2003|publisher=The Economist}}
Career
= Businessperson =
Kathuria co-founded American Teleradiology NightHawks Inc., which was acquired in 2005 by NightHawk Radiology Holdings Inc.; the combined company went public on NASDAQ in 2006. In 2010 he co-founded New Generation Power International.
== Space exploration ==
Kathuria has also been involved in space exploration,{{cite web |date=20 June 2000 |title=Millionaire Hopes to Be First Tourist In Space |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/20/us/millionaire-hopes-to-be-first-tourist-in-space.html |work=The New York Times}} and was the Founding Director of MirCorp, the first commercial company to privately launch and fund crewed space programs.{{cite web |date=25 August 2003 |title=Sikh bids for US history |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3175017.stm |publisher=BBC}}{{cite web |last=Boudette |first=Neal E. |date=16 June 2000 |title=Space Buffs Attempt to Make Their Mir Tourist Venture Fly |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB961108659834371139 |publisher=Wall Street Journal |via=www.wsj.com}}{{cite web |last=Boudette |first=Neal E. |date=12 October 2000 |title=MirCorp Announces IPO Plans As Interest in Outer Space Soars |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB971297443204151802 |publisher=Wall Street Journal |via=www.wsj.com}} Kathuria also invested in Russia's Mir space station in its final days.{{cite web |date=17 May 2005 |title=Space partners plan flights in 2007 |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7879142/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/space-partners-plan-flights/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226111823/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7879142/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/space-partners-plan-flights/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 26, 2013 |work=NBC News}} In 2005, Chirinjeev Kathuria co-founded PlanetSpace, a privately funded Chicago-based rocket and space travel project,{{cite web |title=Canadian space flight dreams live on |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/canadian-space-flight-dreams-live-on-1.895322 |publisher=CBC}} which bid for NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract with Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Alliant Techsystems.{{cite web |title=Competition Heats Up for Space Station Cargo Contract |date=22 October 2008 |url=https://www.space.com/5988-competition-heats-space-station-cargo-contract.html |publisher=Space.com}}{{cite web |date=28 October 2008 |title=Boeing Joins PlanetSpace Space Station Resupply Bid Team |url=http://spacenews.com/boeing-joins-planetspace-space-station-resupply-bid-team/ |publisher=Space News}}
== Biomedical ==
Kathuria co-founded Ocean Biomedical and serves as the chairman of its board of directors. Ocean Biomedical is currently pursuing programs in oncology, fibrosis, infectious disease, and inflammation.
He was also the co-founder and co-chairman of UpHealth Inc. which went public on the NYSE (NYSE:UPH).
== Aerospace and defense ==
= Politician =
{{Main|2004 United States Senate election in Illinois}}
In 2004, Kathuria was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for the United States Senate election in Illinois. Jack Ryan was the eventual primary winner. Democrat and future President Barack Obama went on to win the general election.
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