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	*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		*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

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'''Sudha Pennathur''' (born in [[Chennai]],<ref name="asidetableau">[https://www.scribd.com/doc/36415495/Aside-Tableau Aside Tableau 1987-07-16-31], Aside Tableau, The Magazine of Madras.</ref> [[India]]) 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.<ref name="book1">[https://books.google.com/books?id=kmpBPar98m8C&pg=PA93 Nalini Sastry, Subrata Pandey,Universities Press, 2000], Women employees and human resource management.</ref> Daughter of Dr. Krish Pennathur, noted Indian author of productivity and business management books.

==Education==
Pennathur studied commerce at [[Mumbai]]'s [[Sydenham College]], [https://www.pace.edu/ Pace University], Business Administration at [[Columbia University]], MBA at [[University of Washington]]<ref name="nysun">[http://www.nysun.com/business/sudha-pennathurs-sari-state/19310/ New York Sun 22 August 2005], Sudha Pennathur's 'Sari' State.</ref>

==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.<ref name="forbes">[http://www.pranaygupte.com/article.php?index=573 Forbes Article 5 October 1987], Shamianas, anyone? What the developing countries need is more Sudha Pennathurs and fewer socialist planning economists.</ref> (This is in contrast to factory produced goods.)<ref name="book1"/>

==Career==

Pennathur started her own business, [https://www.pennathur.com Sudha Pennathur LP], in 1985. Pennathur was formerly employed by Levi Strauss and Carter Hawley Hale Stores.<ref name="indiaexpress">[https://www.scribd.com/doc/36415556/India-Express India Express Article 22 February 1986 ], Jewels as a Lifestyle.</ref> She also has worked at Carson Pirie and Scott & The Bon Marche.<ref name="asidetableau"/>

==Achievements==

Worked with Indian Government to reduce red tape involved in exportation from India.<ref name="asianfinance">[https://books.google.com/books?id=ktO2AAAAIAAJ&q=%22sudha+pennathur%22&dq=%22sudha+pennathur%22&hl=en&ei=WO52TO7FCMKqlAfF1NSuCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAQ Asian finance, Volume 14 pp 30–31], Asian Finance Publications, Copyright 1988</ref>

==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[[File:100-Black-Men-of-the-BA-307.jpg|thumb]]
*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==

* Goodwill San Francisco/San Mateo/Marin - Board of Directors<ref>{{Cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=https://sfgoodwill.org/about/board-of-directors/|access-date=2021-02-13|website=SF Goodwill|language=en-US}}</ref> (2020–Present)
*[https://www.berkeleyrep.org/about/whoweare.asp#tabbed-nav=board Berkeley Rep] - Member, Board of Trustees (2016–Present)
* [https://www.aquariumofthebay.org/ Aquarium of the Bay] - Advisor/Ambassador (2018)
* Board Member & supporter (2009–2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://angelisland.org/about-2/board/|title=Angel Island Board of Directors}}</ref> of [https://angelisland.org/ Angel Island Conservancy] whose focus is to facilitate the preservation, restoration and interpretation of historical and natural resources on [[Angel Island (California)|Angel Island]].<ref name="angeli">[http://angelisland.org/2010/07/4th-of-july-at-camp-reynolds/ Angel Island Conservancy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917074732/http://angelisland.org/2010/07/4th-of-july-at-camp-reynolds/|date=17 September 2010}}, Supporting Angel Island State Park in California (Camp Reynolds Event 4 July 2010).</ref>
* Sudha is a long time supporter and former '''Board Presiden'''t of [https://www.theredwoods.org/ The Redwoods]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theredwoods.org/board.html|title=The Redwoods Board of Directors|access-date=19 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209141805/http://theredwoods.org/board.html|archive-date=9 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Mill Valley. The Redwoods is a non-profit active home for seniors in Mill Valley, CA.
* Pennathur has served on the board of [https://www.breadandroses.org/ Bread and Roses] for 6 years, two of those as '''co-chair'''.<ref name="wn">[http://wn.com/Bread_and_Roses_Benefit_2007 World News Network, Video 2007], Bread and Roses Benefit 2007.</ref> (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.<ref name="br">[http://www.breadandroses.org/ Bread and Roses Website], Bread and Roses Copyright 2010.</ref><ref name="sfgate">[http://articles.sfgate.com/2007-11-14/home-and-garden/17270132_1_bread-roses-patterns-town-center Indian handicrafts sold to benefit Bread & Roses], SFGate 14 November 2007.</ref>)
* Donor to the [http://www.sarvodayatrust.org/ Sarvodaya International Trust] <ref name="sarvodaya1">[http://www.sarvodayatrust.org/supportbase.htm Sarvodaya International Trust 2010], Support Base.</ref> 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.<ref name="sarvodaya2">[http://www.sarvodayatrust.org/aims.htm Sarvodaya International Trust 2010], Aims and Goals.</ref>

== 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 16 years Sudha has donated over $800,000 to the Bay Area non-profits to benefit our local communities. Past beneficiaries include:

'''2021'''
* [https://meemli.org/ meemli]

'''2020'''
* [https://sfgoodwill.org/ Goodwill San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin]
* [https://parkscalifornia.org/ Parks California]

[[File:Sudha's Treasures 2019.jpg|thumb|Sudha's Treasures 2019 Postcard|left]]
'''In 2019, Sudha's Treasures benefited:<ref>https://www.marinmagazine.com/event/16th-annual-sudhas-treasures-benefit-sale/</ref>'''

* [https://whistlestop.org/ Whistlestop]
* [https://www.marinvillages.org/ Marin Villages]
* [https://marinsymphony.org/ Marin Symphony]

[[File:Sudha's Treasures 2018 Postcard F+B.jpg|thumb|Sudha's Treasures 2018 Postcard|left]]
'''In 2018, Sudha's Treasures benefited:'''

* [https://www.berkeleyrep.org/ Berkeley Rep]
* [https://whistlestop.org/ Whistlestop]
* [https://www.nbcc.net/ North Bay Children's Center]
* [https://www.marinvillages.org/ Marin Villages]

[[File:2017 Sudha's Treasures Postcard.jpg|thumb|Sudha's Treasures 2017 Postcard|left]]
'''In 2017, Sudha's Treasures benefited''':
* [https://www.equalrights.org/ Equal Rights Advocates]
* [https://whistlestop.org/ Whistlestop]
* [https://www.nbcc.net/ North Bay Children's Center]

'''Previous Years'''
* [http://breadandroses.org/ Bread & Roses]
* [http://theredwoods.org/ The Redwoods]
* [http://angelisland.org/ Angel Island Conservancy]
* [http://www.gatewaypublicschools.org/ Gateway Public Schools]
* [http://www.friendshipclub.org/ The Friendship Club]

She is a founding member of the [http://pennathur.com/pennathur-school/ Kilpennathur School] building in Pennathur, India.

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://pennathur.com/ Pennathur.com] – Sudha Pennathur LP. website
*[http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/speaker-at-women-s-business-leadership-conference-stresses-giving-back/article_816f5dc9-0b11-53a1-b4df-b7efebecacd6.html Tulsa World] - Speaker at women's business leadership conference stresses giving back to community, 5 March 2015
*[http://www.marinscope.com/twin_cities_times/lifestyles_entertainment/article_6d4751e6-2e9c-11e2-841e-001a4bcf887a.html#user-comment-area Twin Cities Times] - Sudha Sale Sustains, 14 November 2012
*[http://www.nysun.com/business/sudha-pennathurs-sari-state/19310/ The New York Sun] - Sudha Pennathur's 'Sari' State, 29 August 2005
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=4Ls9Z12bD9sC&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=sudha+pennathur&source=bl&ots=7VYU0pG4rY&sig=0JWadqCHj0iI_bkz5lg9RrejJrw&hl=en&ei=jt12TO-AJ8T6lwe9y7TrCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAzjwAQ#v=onepage&q=sudha%20pennathur&f=false Book Excerpt] – The four phases of society: where are we going in the 21st century?, Peter Peeters, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1998
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=7T3tAAAAMAAJ&q=%22sudha+pennathur%22&dq=%22sudha+pennathur%22&hl=en&ei=WO52TO7FCMKqlAfF1NSuCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBw Women entrepreneurs:moving beyond the glass ceiling] Dorothy Perrin Moore, E. Holly Buttner, Sage Publications, 1997
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=M3opAQAAIAAJ&q=%22sudha+pennathur%22&dq=%22sudha+pennathur%22&hl=en&ei=WO52TO7FCMKqlAfF1NSuCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBQ India Today] – Volume 20, Issues 19–24, Thomson Living Media India Ltd., 1995
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=oJwwAAAAMAAJ&q=%22sudha+pennathur%22&dq=%22sudha+pennathur%22&hl=en&ei=WO52TO7FCMKqlAfF1NSuCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCQ Our wildest dreams:women entrepreneurs making money, having fun, doing good]- Joline Godfrey, HarperBusiness, 1992
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=Mz67AAAAIAAJ&q=%22sudha+pennathur%22&dq=%22sudha+pennathur%22&hl=en&ei=WO52TO7FCMKqlAfF1NSuCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CE8Q6AEwCA Womanpower:managing in times of demographic turbulence] Uma Sekaran, Frederick T. L. Leong, Sage, 1992
*[https://books.google.com/books?ei=zrN2TOPhHYWclgfV0YGwCg&ct=result&id=oXYeAAAAMAAJ&dq=India+the+challenge+of+change+pennathur&q=pennathur#search_anchor Book Excerpt] – India, the Challenge of Change Pranay Gupte, Methuen/Mandarin, 1989
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104184539/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8013708.html The Spirit of India in Jewelry] – The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Julie Hatfield, 4 June 1987
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=IBi8AAAAIAAJ&q=%22sudha+pennathur%22&dq=%22sudha+pennathur%22&hl=en&ei=WO52TO7FCMKqlAfF1NSuCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw Forbes, Volume 140, Issues 5–9] – Forbes Inc., 1987
*[https://www.scribd.com/doc/36415603/Times-of-India Jewel architects are here] – The Times of India, Bombay, 4 December 1986
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=Sa5IAAAAYAAJ&q=%22sudha+pennathur%22&dq=%22sudha+pennathur%22&hl=en&ei=WO52TO7FCMKqlAfF1NSuCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA Business India] Harvard Business Review, Issues 198–204, A.H. Advani, 1985
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=F5NVAAAAMAAJ&q=%22sudha+pennathur%22&dq=%22sudha+pennathur%22&hl=en&ei=Jfd2TMKOEoSglAeDpMjsCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwADgK Computer decisions, Volume 16] Hayden Pub. Co., 1984

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