Dinesh C Paliwal is a businessperson who has been at the head of 6 different companies and is Chief Executive Officer at Harman International Industries, Inc. and Member of U.S.-India Business Council. Mr. Paliwal is also Member of The Trilateral Commission, Member-Visitors Board at Farmer School of Business and Member of The Business Roundtable and on the board of 5 other companies.

Dinesh C Paliwal previously occupied the position of Chairman of National Foreign Trade Council, President-Global Markets & Technology at ABB Ltd. Chairman for ABB India Ltd. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at ABB, Inc. and President & Chief Executive Officer at ABB Automation, Inc. (which are all subsidiaries of ABB Ltd.), Systems Engineer & Project Manager at Accuray, Inc., Supervisor-Manufacturing & Quality at Ballarpur Industries Ltd., Member of US India CEO Forum and President & Chief Executive Officer at Harman International Industries, Inc.

Dinesh C Paliwal received an MBA and a graduate degree from Miami University and a graduate degree from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.