Dr. Lalit Chordia is Founder & CEO of Thar Process, Inc., Thar Technologies Pvt. Ltd., India, Thar Geothermal, Inc. and Thar Energy, LLC. He is a two-time Awardee of the National Institute for Standards and Technology, Advanced Technology Program, National Small Business Exporter of the Year in 2002, 2010 Carnegie Science Entrepreneur Award recipient, 2010 Governor Rendell Green Energy Project Awardee for Geothermal Air Conditioning. He has received numerous other awards in the US and India and has published 18 research studies or white papers in technical journals. Dr. Chordia received his BS in Chemical Engineering from the India Institute of Technology and his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Chordia is a 2017 Winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the year award.