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A Community Leader par excellence and Executive Director of US India Security Council, Krishna V Srinivasa leaves a legacy of strong foundation for the India US relationships to flourish. Krishna V Srinivasa passed away on November 18, 2024 in Florida.
Krishna V Srinivasa, a pioneer in many ways, especially in Software Development/ IT Staffing. He was one of the first entrepreneurs to bring Indian programmers into USA in the eighties and his company – Professional Consulting services was a pioneer in software development, data processing and staffing. He mentored many IT companies that flourished into huge companies, including the US operations of TCS (Tata Consulting Services).
He was also a pioneer for advocacy for US India relations and was known for his great commitment and work in strengthening the relations of the two democracies. He worked very closely with many influential US Presidents/ Law Makers like President Ronald Reagan, President HW Bush, President GW Bush, Speaker Newt Gingrich, Senator McCain, Gary Ackerman, Benjamin Gillman, Joseph Crowley, Bob Menendez and other influential law makers that shaped US India relationships.
He also has worked closely with many former Indian Prime Ministers – Rajiv Gandhi, PV Narasimha Rao, Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh and current PM Modi. He was instrumental in working on many landmark initiatives that shaped US India relations. In the late eighties he had negotiated with Indian Government to allow refueling of American planes during the Iraq combat under President HW Bush. Krishna was also very actively involved and helped in the US India Civil Nuclear deal.
He played a very important role and worked with Late Senator John McCain in getting the US-India strategic defense agreement signed. He mentored many Indian American community leaders, especially in Indian American Forum for Political Education which played a vital role in US-India partnership in eighties and nineties. He was the Past President of Indian American Forum for Political Education and during his term, the advocacy work was very active and strong on the capitol hill in mid-eighties.
Krishna V Srinivasa was a Delegate to the National White House Conference on small business under President Reagan.
Krishna was born in Chandavaram, Andhra Pradesh on June 27th, 1944 to Rama Bhupala Sarma (Father) and Lakshmi Narasamma Chaturvedula (Mother).
He earned his education, BA in Economics from Narasarao Peta College and MA in Economics from Andhra University (Vizag) with Golden Award. He arrived in the US in 1969 and completed his MBA from Emory University
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his elder brother, Mallikarjuna Sarma and his sister Rajyalakshmi. He is survived by two brothers: Koteswar Krishna (his wife, Vijaya) and Narishmha Murthy Krishnavajhala, (his wife, Lakshmi) his daughter, Srilaxmi Krishnavajhala Hall and her husband, Charles Hall and four grandchildren, Lakshana Hall, Lalitha Hall, Teja Hall, and Koty Hall, nephews, Rama Bhupala Sarma, Mahabala Koteswar Sastry, Nieces: Sreedevi, Aparna, Swathi, Swapna, Sirisha, Bhargavi and Ramya and many grand nieces and nephews.
Krishna V Srinivasa will be remembered for his soft-spoken manner, witty nature and good heart and also the many lives he touched and many people he helped. We pray to God to keep his Soul in Peace.
