Mr. Ron Somers
President, US-India Business Council

Ron Somers is the President of the US-India Business Council (USIBC), established in 1975, and comprised of more than 160 of the top U.S. companies investing in India. The USIBC serves as the primary link between U.S. and Indian companies, promoting open access, free trade, and the strengthening of commercial relations between the two countries. He serves as the Council's CEO, leading advocacy initiatives on Capitol Hill as well as in New Delhi.

Ron also heads the Manhattan India Investment Roundtable in New York, comprised of the top 20 Fortune 500 financial service institutions, banks and insurance companies investing in India.

Ron recently served as Unocal Corporation's chief executive in India, developing commercial opportunities in India's emerging energy market. Previously, Ron served as Managing Director for India on behalf of Cogentrix Energy, tasked with setting up a 1000 MW electric power project in the Indian state of Karnataka.

A seasoned India-hand having spent 11 years resident in India, Ron has served on the Board of Directors of Hindustan Oil Exploration Company (HOEC), India's first private sector oil exploration company, as well as on the Board of the United States Educational Foundation in India, which oversees the country's Fulbright Scholarship endowment.

Ron holds a Masters of Arts degree, from Lincoln College, Oxford University, and an Honors degree from Middlebury College in Vermont.