Outstanding Professional Achievement

Dr. Kota Reddy, MD

Founder, President & CEO

With 10 years of experience as in Interventional Cardiologist, Dr. Kota Reddy has distinguished himself as one of the most reputable heart specialist in the Houston area. Dr. Kota Reddy completed his residency at Baylor College of Medicine and did cardiology research at Stanford University in California. He received a cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowship from the Texas Heart Institute at Saint Luke’s Hospital, while there, was honored as Chief Interventional Fellow. Dr. Reddy is board certified in cardiology and is fully trained in Coronary and Peripheral Interventions. He is licensed in the state of Texas and has been in practice since 1997. Dr. Kota Reddy’s passion is the prevention and reversal of heart disease.

In the recent past, Dr. Reddy introduced Reddy Bread which provides healthier choices for healthier lifestyle.  Dr. Reddy’s Pita Bread, Tortillas and Rotis have been clinically tested to help people control blood sugar, cholesterol and weight, when used together with healthy living practices

Outstanding Community Organization Award

Asian/ Pacific American Heritage Association

In June 1977, Representatives Frank Horton of New York and Norman Y. Mineta of California introduced a House resolution that called upon the president to proclaim the first ten days of May as Asian/Pacific Heritage Week. In May 1990, the holiday was expanded further when President George H. W. Bush designated May to be Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese immigrants to the United States in 1843.

The Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association (APAHA) was formed in 1992 to “promote awareness and increase understanding of the Asian/Pacific American culture and its diversity through education and celebration, focusing on May, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), and continuing throughout the year.” To make a difference in our community, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association (APAHA) has collaborated with various community and educational entities to provide ongoing educational, cultural and scholarship programs to the Asian/Pacific and Greater Houston communities.

As a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization, APAHA’s main objectives include enhancing racial harmony in our city, promoting cross-cultural awareness, education and appreciation between and among Asian/Pacific Americans and other ethnic groups by outreaching to schools, businesses, and other institutions.

The APAHA is currently overseen by a board of twenty-eight and employs a full-time paid Executive Director. Volunteer committees are responsible for planning and implementing organizational activities.

Asian Pacific American Communities in Houston
The US Census Bureau lists over twenty-five Asian and Pacific Islander groups. Some of the largest groups in Houston are: Vietnamese, Chinese, Filipinos, Indian, Pakistani, Korean, Japanese, Cambodian, Laotian, Indonesian, Thai, Burmese, Malaysian, Taiwanese, Sri Lanka, Bangladeshi, and a variety of Pacific Islanders from the Hawaiian Islands, Polynesian Islands, and New Zealand. Recent estimates of Asian Pacific Americans in the Houston area range from 300,000 to 500,000.

Through the assistance and dedication of our volunteers and sponsors, APAHA strives to outreach to the Houston neighborhoods to build a stronger understanding of Asian and Pacific Island groups throughout this city.

Outstanding Business Leader Award

Ahmad Mian

Founder, President & CEO

Ahmad Mian is the founder, President and CEO of FileControl Partners, Inc., a leader in litigation management products, solutions and services.  Ahmad is the visionary behind FileControl’s technology development, an expert in strategic planning and developing key business relationships. His commitment to integrity, great work ethics, excellence and innovation are also mirrored in his personal journey from being an immigrant 18 years ago, to the CEO of one of the fastest growing technology companies.  FileControl today is recognized by Microsoft as one of the most innovative companies when it comes to using their enterprise level database software.

One of Ahmad’s recent ventures is a direct outcome of his roots and passion for giving back to the greater community. This has led to setting up a Business Process Outsourcing company in Pakistan (FutureNow Technologies (Pvt) Ltd. (FNT)).  FNT provides software development, technological services and products to clients in over 9 countries with 350 employees.

Under Ahmad’s strong leadership, his partnerships and alliances have fueled company growth of over 600% in the last few years.  Thousands of users employ FileControl solutions, with customers in Fortune 500 companies and law firms around the world.

Prior to founding FileControl, Ahmad was the Sr. Vice President & Chief Technology Officer of Underwriters Indemnity Group, where he pioneered the use of information technology propelling the company to a near 70% growth in revenue and substantially increasing productivity in a very short period of time.  This led to the sale of the company to RLI Insurance (NYSE: RLI), in which he was a key shareholder and actively involved in the transaction.

He has also been a consultant at the management level with companies like New York Life, Exxon and Smead.  In various engagements he was involved in evaluating their existing business processes and advising them to develop enterprise wide technology and software solutions which increased efficiency and made them innovators in the market place.

Ahmad holds degrees in Electrical Engineering from UET, Lahore, Pakistan, Physics and Mathematics and an MBA from Texas Tech University. Additionally, he earned his advanced executive education from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Sloan School of Management.

Some of his other accomplishments also include:

• Featured multiple times in the HBJ and a four time recipient of the FastTech 50 award (high-tech businesses that experienced the greatest percentage of revenue growth, innovation and execution).
• The 2009 Enterprise Champion Finalist (This leadership award is presented to business leaders whose exceptional companies demonstrate growth, industry leadership, innovation and above-average company culture).
• Member of the Microsoft Technical Advisory Board, Texas Tech College of Business Advisory Board & Member of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at LUMS (Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan).
• Authored and published several papers (including the breakthrough one in Decision Support Systems, Volume 32 on “Agent-based architecture for intelligent information retrieval in a distributed heterogeneous environment”).

Featured in several IT magazines in Pakistan and the Founding Board Member of OPEN – HOUSTON, which is very near and dear to his heart, a non-profit organization, whose mission is to advance and promote entrepreneurship and leadership in the Pakistani-American business community.

With 10 years of experience as in Interventional Cardiologist, Dr. Kota Reddy has distinguished himself as one of the most reputable heart specialist in the Houston area. Dr. Kota Reddy completed his residency at Baylor College of Medicine and did cardiology research at Stanford University in California. He received a cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowship from the Texas Heart Institute at Saint Luke’s Hospital, while there, was honored as Chief Interventional Fellow. Dr. Reddy is board certified in cardiology and is fully trained in Coronary and Peripheral Interventions. He is licensed in the state of Texas and has been in practice since 1997. Dr. Kota Reddy’s passion is the prevention and reversal of heart disease.

In the recent past, Dr. Reddy introduced Reddy Bread which provides healthier choices for healthier lifestyle.  Dr. Reddy’s Pita Bread, Tortillas and Rotis have been clinically tested to help people control blood sugar, cholesterol and weight, when used together with healthy living practices.

Swami Parthasarathy is 84 years old and is widely acclaimed as the greatest living exponent and master of Vedanta, the ancient Indian philosophy of life and living. He has multiple degrees in literature, science and law, and completed a post graduation in international law from London University. He renounced a lucrative corporate career early in life to dedicate himself to study and research of Vedanta. Swami Parthasarathy has been featured in print and electronic media worldwide including TIME, New Yorker, Businessweek, CNBC, Sunday Times London, the New York Post, The Time of India, among others. He is a world corporate resource on topics such as Effective Management, Ethical Leadership, Productivity and other topics. He has spoken to the Festival of Thinkers as a keynote speaker alongside sixteen Nobel Laureates, the Aspen Ideas Festival, as a keynote for The Young Presidents’ Organization, The World Presidents’ Organization, The World Economic Forum, Dubai Thinker’s Conference, NASA, Microsoft, Ford, Indian cricket team and many of the worlds leading schools such as – Harvard and Wharton. He has also authored 10 books including Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities in its 13th edition, and he will be highlighting the latest book Governing Business and Relationships that addresses the hot topic of Work-Life balance. Swami is also the chief Acharya (teacher) of the Vedanta Academy, a government of India recognized SIRO (Scientific and Research Organization). He does over 6 international tours a year and this would be his one and only stop in Texas immediately after addressing the president of Columbia’s Cabinet.

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