Texas Governor names Indian American to Economic Development Corporation’s BOD

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has named Arun Agarwal, an Indian American philanthropist and CEO of Dallas-based dwelling textile firm NEXTT, to the Texas Economic Development Corporation’s (TxEDC’s) Board of Directors.

Governor Abbott tapped Agarwal, together with eight different Texas executives, to market the state nationally and globally to relocate a enterprise and create new jobs.

“Their efforts will be instrumental in amplifying the success of TxEDC in promoting Texas as a premier business destination,” Abbott mentioned in a press release.

Apart from textiles, Agarwal additionally has enterprise pursuits in cotton buying and selling and actual property. Additionally, he’s a board member of the U.S. India Friendship Council, Executive Board UT Dallas, Texas Tech Innovation HUB at Research Park, Big Brothers Big Sisters International and MD Anderson Board of Visitors.

He can be a volunteer for Chetna, a non-profit group to assist victims of home violence, and the Living Dreams Foundation.

Agarwal obtained a Master’s in Business Administration from IMT – Ghaziabad, a Master’s in Computer Information Systems from Southern New Hampshire University, and an Advanced Certificate in International Business from Harvard University.

“This is a tremendous honor for the Indian-American diaspora in the United States,” mentioned Agarwal, who additionally serves because the chair of the India American CEO Council and president of the Dallas Parks and Recreation Board.

“The Governor realizes the tremendous power our community holds in this country as the hardest-working, highest-earning ethnic minority, and, together, we hope to make Texas the most successful hub for small and large business owners globally,” he mentioned.

An independently funded and operated nonprofit, the TxEDC works alongside the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office within the Office of the Governor to market the state throughout the U.S. and overseas as a spot to relocate a enterprise and create new jobs.

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