Please join the Bellaire Braeswood Democrats for our April meeting which will be held at Mandito’s Tex-Mex (5101 Bellaire Blvd. at the corner of Bellaire and South Rice) on Monday, April 29nd. Mandito’s Tex-Mex has plenty of parking and also has a full bar.
Our featured speaker will be Rajiv Pandya, Chief Operating Officer for Hover Energy, LLC. Our topic will cover the future of renewable energy in the state of Texas and nationally.
Rajiv Pandya brings deep technical and commercial knowledge of the renewable energy industry and extensive management experience from the corporate world. Rajiv was also President of the solar project development company SHINE Development Partners, which was recently acquired by Hover Energy, and a Manager at cleantech fund Clean Feet Investors.
Before focusing full time on the renewable energy industry in 2010, Mr. Pandya was with The Dow Chemical Company for 23 years, including his last ten years overseas in Thailand and China as Director of Purchasing for the Company’s Asia Pacific Region. Rajiv holds a BS Electrical Engineering from The University of Houston, and an MBA from The Cameron School of Business.
Rajiv and his wife Hina have the lowest Carbon Footprint in Houston, with three electric cars and a hybrid, solar panels on the roof, a green electricity plan, a Nest learning thermostat, and a rocking composter in the backyard. Over the past two years his daughters Shivani and Janvi graduated from UT Austin, and both work there for companies as a Financial Analyst and Software Engineer (respectively).
A special note:
Tom Gederberg (Bellaire Braeswood Democrats President) and Silvia Gederberg (Bellaire Braeswood Democrats Secretary) are moving to Virginia! Over the years, Tom and Silvia have filled many roles in the Harris County Democratic Party and have contributed countless hours working toward the betterment of our community. Though they will remain engaged with the club remotely, we will miss seeing and working with them regularly. We hope you will join us at Mandito’s Tex-Mex to wish the Gederberg’s well in their new adventure.
Social: 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Meeting: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Manditos’s Tex-Mex is providing us the room free of charge. Please consider supporting the restaurant by purchasing dinner and joining us during the social period. So that we can give the restaurant an approximate headcount, pleaseRSVPto BBD@BellaireBraeswoodDemocrats.org with the number of people in your party.