Chirag Odhav

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Chirag Odhav
Recipient of Jefferson Awards for Public Service
Personal details
Born1992 (age 31–32)
Memphis, Tennessee

Chirag Odhav is the youngest recipient of the Jefferson Awards for Public Service.[1] Nominated in 2009, Odhav dedicated a large amount of time collecting necessary supplies for tornado victims of Jackson, TN. According to the Jackson Sun, Odhav has received numerous community awards, such as the Annual Youth Volunteer Award for the Jackson Area Chapter of the American Red Cross (2009, 2010)[2] and the Governor's Volunteer Stars Award (2010).[3] Chirag attended high school at the University School of Jackson, and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2015. He is now pursuing a Masters of Science in Real Estate Development at Columbia University.

During his time at Berkeley, Odhav was mentioned in Forbes[4] for his team effort on an investment thesis on GasLog, which won 1st place at the 2013 Georgetown University stock competition. On November 8, 2014, Odhav made an appearance at Harvard University for the first ever Seeking Alpha Stock-pitching Competition, where he and his team presented their long thesis on Conn's, Inc.[5]

Congressional Award[edit]

In 2011, Chirag received all three medals (Bronze, Silver, and Gold)[6] for the Congressional Awards. Chirag received the Gold medal on Capitol Hill by Congressman Steven Fincher.[7][8]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Simer, T: The Jackson Sun, page A1. Associated Press, 2009.
  2. ^ Associated Press: The Jackson Sun, page A1. Nov 2009.
  3. ^ "Class of 2011 Alumni". University School of Jackson. Archived from the original on 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  4. ^ Petainen, Kai. "Berkeley Investment Group Delivers a Hat Trick in Stock Pitch Competition". Forbes.
  5. ^ Odhav, Chirag. "The Long Case For Conn's, Inc". Seeking Alpha.
  6. ^ Cummings, Kenneth (July 17, 2011). "Chirag Odhav, Congressional Award Gold Medalist". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  7. ^ Stephen Fincher [@RepFincherTN08] (June 23, 2011). "Congratulations to Chirag Odhav from Jackson on receiving the 2011 Congressional Award. #Tennessee http://yfrog.com/h24coycj" (Tweet). Retrieved August 16, 2012 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Fincher, Steven. "Congressman". Twicsy. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved August 15, 2012.

References[edit]

Simer, T. |title=Jefferson Awards: Unsung heroes honored |publisher=The Jackson Sun: Archives |date=2009-04-10 |accessdate=2010-06-09 Unsung Heroes Honored, "The Jackson Sun", Jackson, April 10, 2009.

Cummings, Kenneth. Chirag Odhav, Congressional Award Gold Medalist, "The Jackson Sun", Jackson, July 17, 2011.

Boyd, Suzanne. Physician's Son Wins Congressional Gold Award, West Tennessee Physicians' Alliance, Fall 2011.

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