TiE-NJ President, Suresh U Kumar Wins 2025 Dieter Weissenrieder Lifetime Achievement Award

June 25 :
At an event held at Pines Manor, Edison, Dr. Suresh U Kumar, President of TiE NJ was honored with the 2025 Dieter Weissenrieder Lifetime Achievement Award by the NJ Business Immigration Coalition. The award is based on a combination of multiple achievements by an immigrant over an entire career- including business and entrepreneurship and a positive and lasting contribution to the larger society.

Accepting the award, Dr Kumar said: “The two words that make the 2025 Dieter Weissenrieder Lifetime Achievement Award special for me are ‘Immigrant Entrepreneur’ because these words best define me- next only the most important affiliation that I share with many of you- that of an American Citizen. Today, when immigrants are unfairly targeted, vilified, and maligned by people in positions of power, I proudly embrace my identity as an American Immigrant Entrepreneur”.

Suresh U Kumar is a professor, serial entrepreneur, start-up mentor, non-profit leader, and author with a zeal for taking chances, learning, and exploring new frontiers. Born in Kochi, India, he began his journey as a student political leader before embarking on a global career in the United States in 1991. He co-founded his first venture in 1999, igniting his passion for leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Currently, he serves as a professor and Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, founder of AI startup, The New Frontier Firm and as the President/Board Member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)—New Jersey Chapter. He is a published author- his first novel The Girl in Scarlet Hijab, Suresh's debut novel, was published by Rupa Publications and is shortlisted for the 2025 Delhi Literature Festival Jury Award for Fiction.