Javad Hassan

Javad Kuttikaran "Jay" Hassan is an Indian-American technology entrepreneur, millionaire businessman, and chairman of the NeST Group, a multinational conglomerate company. A former IBM and AMP Inc. executive, Hassan founded the multimillion-dollar NeST Group in 1998 as an outsourcer of electronics manufacturing.
Early life and education
Javad Hassan was born in Alwaye (now Aluva) to a Pathanamthitta agriculturalist, Assanar Nagoor Rawther. He is also the grandson of prominent industrialist and philanthropist, M. K. Mackar Pillay.
Hassan completed his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Kerala
Career
IBM
After graduating from the University of Bridgeport, Hassan was offered an opportunity to pursue a PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During his career at IBM, Hassan registered 20 patents for his inventions in semiconductor technology. When he left IBM in 1988, Hassan was the head of the company's semiconductor operations, overseeing a division of over 2,000 engineers and scientists.
The company has grown into a multi-national business conglomerate with operations in the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, Japan, and Thailand.
Awards
In 2012, Hassan received an honorary doctorate from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He also served as the commencement speaker that year.
Hassan is married and has two daughters.

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