Ravi Singh, CEO and founder of
ElectionMall Technologies and an internationally recognized online politics
expert, was awarded the prestigious Sikhs in the Media Award at the 2011
Sikh Awards in London, England on Sunday, October 9th.
London, England (PRWEB) October 12, 2011
Ravi
Singh, CEO and founder of
ElectionMall
Technologies and an internationally recognized online politics expert, was
awarded the prestigious Sikhs in the Media Award at the 2011 Sikh Awards in
London, England on Sunday, October 9.
The Sikhs Awards are the world’s only awards recognizing Sikh contributions
across society for their contributions to business, sport, entertainment,
charity, the media, service to others and education, as well as a People’s
Choice award and one for lifetime achievements. The ceremony was held at the
London Hilton on Park Lane.
The awards were organized by the Sikh Directory, an organization that aims to
build and strengthen a vibrant, international Sikh community. Guests attended
from all over the world, including India, the United States, Dubai, Hong Kong
and countries in Africa and Europe.
The Sikhs in the Media category, for which Mr. Singh was awarded, includes
newspapers, magazines, websites, radio and television stations and all other
media platforms.
Mr. Singh, who was named as one of “50 Outstanding Asian Americans” in 2010 by
the Asian American Business Development Center, Inc. and a “Rising Star” by
Campaigns and Elections Magazine, was nominated through the Sikh Award’s
website. He was then selected out of more than 100 nominations from all over
the world by a panel of five respected citizens from the Sikh.
“I am honored and humbled to receive the Sikh in Media Award and to be
included with a prestigious group of so many fellow Sikhs making a positive
difference across the globe,” Ravi Singh said, CEO and Founder of ElectionMall
Technologies. “At ElectionMall we make it our business to advance e-politics
and e-participation in political campaigns around the world. I couldn’t have
been even considered for this award for it not for the dedicated and
thoughtful employees, friends and family who stand with me everywhere I go and
in everything I do.”
About Ravi Singh:
Ravi Singh is CEO and founder of
ElectionMall™
Technologies, Inc., a non-partisan technology company that provides citizens,
political candidates and parties with the necessary online tools, services,
and products to help them win elections using state-of-the-art Internet
technology. Singh, the first-born son of U.S. immigrant parents, began his
political journey at age 14 when the US Armed Forces forbid him to wear his
turban in a USA Military Academy. Senator Paul Simon and Congressman Dennis
Hastert introduced legislation on his behalf signed by President Ronald Reagan
in 1987, which allowed him to graduate with full honors as a 2nd Lieutenant,
making him the first American with a turban to graduate. By the age of 25,
Singh’s passion for politics inspired him to run for public office. He was the
first Asian American and Sikh with a turban to run for office in the 42nd
District Illinois General Assembly. During his campaign, Singh made history by
launching the first “online chat town hall meeting” and the first Internet
candidate campaign website in the district. Following his run for political
office, Singh founded ElectionMall™ Technologies, Inc. in 2000 and has since
seen his company expand in Latin America, Asia and Europe. Currently,
ElectionMall holds a product partnership with Microsoft®, which powers
Campaign Cloud™, a unique campaign dashboard for campaigns of all sizes using
the most advanced cloud computing technologies. He is a frequent speaker at
universities and international organizations such as the UN or the European
Parliament in Brussels, where he promotes e-democracy and trains on the
importance and power of digital campaigns.