An educator, author, lecturer, television and radio personality, scientist and entrepreneur, Ratanjit S. Sondhe emigrated from India to the United States in 1968 to complete his Ph.D. studies in polymer chemistry at the University of Akron. In 1973, he founded Poly-Carb, a construction and road-building materials corporation, remaining at the company’s helm until its acquisition by Dow Chemical in 2007. He is the founder of various entrepreneurial organizations and business groups, including the Multicultural Business Development Center, a nationwide initiative between the National Urban League, Kauffman Foundation and Business Roundtable that helps to develop new, culturally diverse business enterprises. A recipient of the 2010 Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame award, Sondhe is the author of TEA: The Recipe for Stress-Free Living and host of the nationally syndicated radio show Stress-Free Living.