Sudha Pennathur (born in

Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...

,Aside Tableau 1987-07-16-31
Aside Tableau, The Magazine of Madras.

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

) is an Indian jewelry, scarf, holiday ornaments, & art objects designer and entrepreneur. Pennathur designs and brings Indian inspired jewellery and crafts to the American Market.Nalini Sastry, Subrata Pandey,Universities Press, 2000
Women employees and human resource management. Daughter of Dr. Krish Pennathur, noted Indian author of productivity and business management books.

Education

Pennathur studied commerce at

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

Sydenham College Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics is a college located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is affiliated to the Dr. Homi Bhabha State University. The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in management. It was awarded a ...

Pace University
Business Administration at

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

, MBA at

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...

New York Sun 22 August 2005
Sudha Pennathur's 'Sari' State.

Business approach

Pennathur has sought to keep the art of Indian Craftsmanship alive by employing local artisans to create jewelry, clothing and decorator items. Pennathur wanted to match American consumers' tastes with the skills of India's deep reserves of artisan labor., Shamianas, anyone? What the developing countries need is more Sudha Pennathurs and fewer socialist planning economists. (This is in contrast to factory produced goods.)

Career

Pennathur started her own business
Sudha Pennathur LP
in 1985. Pennathur was formerly employed by Levi Strauss and Carter Hawley Hale Stores.India Express Article 22 February 1986
Jewels as a Lifestyle. She also has worked at Carson Pirie and Scott & The Bon Marche.

Achievements

Worked with Indian Government to reduce red tape involved in exportation from India.Asian finance, Volume 14 pp 30–31
Asian Finance Publications, Copyright 1988

Awards

*2014 – Girls Inc. – Strong, Smart & Bold Leader of Distinction *2013 – Bread & Roses Labor of Love Award (In recognition of 12 years of extraordinary generosity and devotion to the Bread & Roses mission of Hope & Healing Through Live Music) *2011 - 100 Black Men of the Bay Area, Inc. - WPO Women of Color Honoree *2 October 1992 – Pennathur was presented the Entrepreneur Award from the Asian Pacific Women's Network at their 11th Anniversary Woman Warriors Awards Dinner, Which was recognized by a Certificate of Commendation by the City of Los Angeles

Non-Profit Boards

Berkeley Rep
- Member, Board of Trustees (2016–Present) * Goodwill San Francisco/San Mateo/Marin - Board of Directors (2020–2024)
Aquarium of the Bay
- Advisor/Ambassador (2018) * Board Member & supporter (2009–2013) o
Angel Island Conservancy
whose focus is to facilitate the preservation, restoration and interpretation of historical and natural resources on Angel Island.Angel Island Conservancy
, Supporting Angel Island State Park in California (Camp Reynolds Event 4 July 2010). * Sudha is a long time supporter and former Board President o
The Redwoods
in Mill Valley. The Redwoods is a non-profit active home for seniors in Mill Valley, CA. * Pennathur has served on the board o
Bread and Roses
for 6 years, two of those as co-chair.World News Network, Video 2007
Bread and Roses Benefit 2007. (Bread & Roses is dedicated to uplifting the human spirit by providing free, live, quality shows to people who live in institutions or are otherwise isolated from society.Bread and Roses Website
Bread and Roses Copyright 2010.Indian handicrafts sold to benefit Bread & Roses
SFGate 14 November 2007.) * Donor to th
Sarvodaya International Trust

Support Base. The Sarvodaya International Trust aims identify and support those Gandhian institutions and voluntary organizations which are of importance in the context of the objects and doing' laudable and commendable work in the moral, non-violence, peace, communal and racial harmony fields and in the Social, Cultural and Environmental spheres, on Gandhian lines.
Aims and Goals.

Philanthropic Work

SUDHA'S TREASURES ANNUAL BENEFIT SALE Since 2004, Sudha has opened a once-a-year holiday store (Sudha's Treasures) that benefits local charities. 100% of the profits are donated to various charities that she supports. Over the past 20 years Sudha has donated over $1,200,000 to the Bay Area non-profits to benefit our local communities. Past beneficiaries include: 2024 * Berkeley Rep * Marin Symphony * Vivalon 2023 * Marin Symphony 2022 * Goodwill SF Bay Area * Aquarium of the Bay 2021 * meemli 2020 * Goodwill San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin * Parks California 2019: * Whistlestop * Marin Villages * Marin Symphony 2018: * Berkeley Rep * Whistlestop * North Bay Children's Center * Marin Villages 2017: * Equal Rights Advocates * Whistlestop * North Bay Children's Center Previous Years * Bread & Roses * The Redwoods * Angel Island Conservancy * Gateway Public Schools * The Friendship Club She is a founding member of th
Kilpennathur School
building in Pennathur, India.

References

External links

Goodwill
- Sudha Pennathur joins SF Goodwill Board of Directors. 1 December 2020
Pennathur.com
– Sudha Pennathur LP. website

- Speaker at women's business leadership conference stresses giving back to community, 5 March 2015
WilsonWest
- Strategic Social Responsibility in the Spotlight, 16 July 2013

- Sudha Sale Sustains, 14 November 2012
The New York Sun
- Sudha Pennathur's 'Sari' State, 29 August 2005
Book Excerpt
– The four phases of society: where are we going in the 21st century?, Peter Peeters, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1998
Women entrepreneurs:moving beyond the glass ceiling
Dorothy Perrin Moore, E. Holly Buttner, Sage Publications, 1997
India Today
– Volume 20, Issues 19–24, Thomson Living Media India Ltd., 1995
Our wildest dreams:women entrepreneurs making money, having fun, doing good
Joline Godfrey, HarperBusiness, 1992
Womanpower:managing in times of demographic turbulence
Uma Sekaran, Frederick T. L. Leong, Sage, 1992
Book Excerpt
– India, the Challenge of Change Pranay Gupte, Methuen/Mandarin, 1989

– The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Julie Hatfield, 4 June 1987
Forbes, Volume 140, Issues 5–9
– Forbes Inc., 1987
Jewel architects are here
– The Times of India, Bombay, 4 December 1986
Business India
Harvard Business Review, Issues 198–204, A.H. Advani, 1985
Computer decisions, Volume 16
Hayden Pub. Co., 1984 {{DEFAULTSORT:Pennathur, Sudha Living people Businesspeople from Chennai Businesswomen from Tamil Nadu Indian jewellery designers Columbia Business School alumni University of Washington alumni Indian women designers 20th-century Indian designers Artists from Chennai Women artists from Tamil Nadu Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Indian women