About PRASAD
Our Leadership
Thomas Korula
Trustee & Co-Chairman
Tom spent his early years in Mumbai, India. His family pioneered the rubber industry in India. After completing a Master’s Degree in Organic Chemistry at the University of Bombay, he came to the US and earned a Master’s Degree in Polymer Science at the University of Akron in Ohio. Upon graduation, he was recruited by B.F. Goodrich for Research and Development. After developing chemical processes for BF Goodrich he attended Columbia University to gain a Master’s in Business Administration. Following graduation he went to work for Raychem Corp., a high-technology Materials Sciences company in Menlo Park, California, holding various positions over the course of 17 years, most recently back in India introducing high technology products to India’s developing industries.
While in India Tom was actively involved with Siddha Yoga, as Trustee, Treasurer and Manager of Gurudev Siddha Peeth for 15 years. Tom and his family now live in Gainesville, Florida.
Tom joined the board of trustees of The PRASAD Project in 2015.
