Sam Pitroda

Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda, also known as Sam Pitroda, is an Indian telecommunication engineer, and entrepreneur. He was born in Titlagarh in the eastern Indian state of Odisha to a Gujarati Vishwakarma family. He has served as an advisor to two Prime Ministers of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh and Rajiv Gandhi, during their tenures, and also to the United Nations. He was the chairman of Indian Overseas Congress.