Aditya co-founded a software company, Isopia Inc., Canada in 1999 after having a successful career at Bell Canada as General Manager, eBusiness and General Manager, Product Marketing at Bell Nexxia. In July 2001, despite the downturn phase of the technology industry, Isopia was one of the major IT acquisition deals in North America when Sun Microsystems Inc., USA acquired Isopia for USD $100 Million. Subsequently, in December 2001, Aditya co-founded another software product company, Osellus Inc., Canada and Osellus Asia Pacific Company Limited, Thailand (www.osellus.com). Aditya started his professional career with Indian Telephone industries after 4½ years of his Ph.D. studies at School of Computer & Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Subsequently he worked in various capacities at large technology companies in India, Singapore and Canada.
Aditya founded a private charitable foundation named POA Educational Foundation (www.poafoundation.org) in 2001 and is actively involved in projects to nurture entrepreneurship and supporting educational initiative through scholarship and grants at several Canadian universities. He has established a $440,000 endowment fund at the Ryerson University, a $100,000 endowment for Indigenous Studies at Trent University, a $250,000 endowment at the George Brown College, Toronto for Canadian Native youth to support educational and entrepreneurial opportunities in the Hospitality industry as well as endowment of $25,000 at the York University, Toronto to support International Exchange program between Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India and York University, Canada.
Aditya is also running a unique initiative (fourth year) in the area of Venture Philanthropy working with the office of the Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation to nurture entrepreneurship within aboriginal community of Canada (www.projectbeyshick.com) as well as working at the federal and provincial level of governments and private equity group so that large private organizations find it profitable to start ventures in Northern Ontario and members of the Canadian Native community engage in wealth creation ventures.
Aditya is Government of Canada’s appointee to the Board of Directors of First Nations Financial Management Board, Government of Ontario appointee to Ontario Investment & Trade Advisory Council (OITAC), is founding member of Canada India Foundation, was Charter Member of TiE, Toronto and was on the Board of Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce (Trade & Investment portfolio for Canada India Corridor 2006-2007) and is also Member of the Faculty of Business Campaign Cabinet ($72 Million) of Ryerson University, Toronto.
He has jointly funded with Ryerson University a $30,000 research on “Economic Value of Indo-Canadians” and $10,000 for the Pathways Education Program for the inner-city kids of Regent Park community in Toronto as well as $18,000 funding to York University for India knowledge portal initiative. Aditya is the Chairperson for $3 Million UNICEF CANADA India HIV/ AIDS campaign (contributed $35,000). He supports Share the Music program of Roy Thomson Hall through $20,000 endowment so that about 150 Canadian aboriginal youth every year can have access to best musical performances in Toronto. He has contributed $50,000 for infrastructural facilities at the Trillium Hospital, Mississauga, Canada. His foundation supports Toronto International Film Festival as Gold Patron ($21,000) and was the sole sponsor of Canadian Film Festival in Nepal (January 2007). He also supports award for the Top 20 under 20 program (Entrepreneurship category) and $15,000 Business Plan Contest award for the First Nation entrepreneur. He has further pledged $25,000 to support building of 50 student residence for kids from landless families in Bihar, India through SEVA as well as offered to support ($30,000) Canadian Museum of Human Rights and Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund ($7,500).
Aditya was the Keynote speaker at the 16th Annual Nishnawbe Aski Nation Business Awards in 2006 and AIM for SEVA annual Gala in 2007. He moderated Canada session during Pravasi Bhartiya Divas event (Delhi, January 2007) organized by Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. He also moderated India Business Roundtable (Toronto, October 2006), jointly organized by Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce and Department of Foreign Affairs of Canada as well as the roundtable entitled Engaging India: tapping Roots- Seizing Opportunities (Delhi, January 2007) jointly organized with CII, India and ICCC, Canada.
Aditya was awarded CEO award in 1998 from BCE Inc. for his innovative work at Bell Canada; President’s Award at Bell Nexxia in 1999 and was selected as President’s Club member at Bell Canada in 1997. The Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) awarded “2004 Technology Achievement Award” to Aditya for his achievements in the field of Technology in Canada.
He was an Adjunct Faculty at the National University of Singapore (1989-94). He has been invited speaker at the Schulich Business School, York University, Rotman Business School, University of Toronto and University of Ontario Institute of Technology as well as speaker at various international conferences (USA, Paris, Holland, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, India etc.). Aditya has published papers in several international journals, has served as Editorial Review Board member of two prestigious journals. He has been featured in various Television, Radio programs and also in several articles in national/ international newspapers and magazines for his professional achievements.
