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Subir Chowdhury
Subir Chowdhury
Born	(1967-01-12) January 12, 1967 (age 57)
Occupation(s)	Author, Consultant, Quality Guru
Spouse	Malini Chowdhury
Website

Subir Chowdhury (Bengali: সুবির চৌধুরী) (January 12, 1967) is the "leading Quality Expert" (hailed by the New York Times), chairman and CEO of ASI Consulting Group, LLC, specializing in Six Sigma and Quality Leadership implementation consulting and training. In 2007, he was described as the “Quality Prophet” by his friend Marshall Goldsmith in Business Week. Chowdhury is a bestselling author on Six Sigma/Quality. His books have sold more than a million copies and have been translated into more than 20 languages. Chowdhury's clients include global Fortune 100 companies as well as small organizations in both the public and private sectors. His Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is the first book on the topic and is credited with popularizing the DFSS philosophy worldwide. Chowdhury is the originator of next-generation business management system 'LEO' that has been in use in both private and non-profit organizations. Chowdhury is the founder of Global Quality Awareness, a non-profit movement created to improve the lives of individuals and their communities around the world.

Education

B. Tech (Hons) in Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
Masters in Industrial Management, Central Michigan University, USA

Awards

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The following is a partial list of awards received by Subir Chowdhury:

Outstanding American by Choice Award U.S. Government, DHS/USCIS First Michigan person ever to be awarded this honor from the U.S. Government.
U.S. Certificate of Congressional Recognition U.S. Senate
U.S. Certificate of Congressional Record 109th U.S. Congress
Certificate of Tribute by the Honorable Governor, State of Michigan
Hall of Fame for Engineering, Science and Technology (world level) International Technology Institute (ITI).
Philip B. Crosby Medal given by the ASQ (American Society of Quality) - First recipient of this international medal.
SME Gold Medal presented by the SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers).
Henry Ford II Distinguished Award for Excellence in Automotive Engineering awarded by the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers).
Honorary Doctorate of Engineering, Michigan Technological University, USA.
Willard F. Rockwell Medal for excellence in technology (ITIs highest recognition).
William P. Koth Award, awarded by the ASQ (ASQ Automotive Divisions highest recognition)
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India.
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Central Michigan University (CMU), Michigan, USA.
U.S. Certificate of Congressional Record 105th U.S. Congress.
Certificate of Commendation by the Honorable Governor State of Michigan
McDermond III Award for Management Excellence presented by the ASQ
Audie Award Nomination selected by the APA (Audio Publishers Association)
Young Leadership and Excellence Award presented by the Automotive Hall of Fame.
Ralph E. Cross Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award given by SME
Judson C. Jarvis Service Award presented by the American Society for Quality
40 under 40 honored by Crain's Detroit Business.
Golden Quill Award presented by the American Society for Quality for authorship.
Whos Who in America by the Marquis Whos Who Publication Board.
Whos Who in the World by the Marquis Whos Who Publication Board.

Professional Society Honors

SAE International established 'Subir Chowdhury Medal of Quality Leadership' to be given each year to a global leader who promotes Quality in mobility industry.
Honorary Member, World Innovation Foundation
Honorary Member, International Technology Institute
Fellow, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Fellow, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Fellow, American Society for Quality (ASQ)
Fellow, Royal Statistical Society United Kingdom
Fellow, Quality Society Australia
Fellow, Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD)

Philanthropy

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Founder of Subir and Malini Chowdhury Foundation dedicated to support education and needy children.
Chowdhury is currently leading the Global Quality Awareness campaign worldwide to raise awareness on quality in all spheres of life.
London School of Economics and Political Science established Subir Chowdhury Fellowship on Quality and Economics that is devoted to examining the impact of people quality on the economies of nations. The Fellowship allows for any scholar to participate in the program, regardless of ethnicity or national origin and spend time at LSE working on “Quality and Economics” with one Fellow supported for a period to 3 months annually. This Fellowship is the first of its kind in the world in the field of “Quality and Economics”.

Books

Chowdhury is the author of 13 books and his books have sold more than a million copies and translated in more than 20 different languages world wide. His books are:

The Power of LEO: The Revolutionary Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results (McGraw-Hill, October 21, 2011)
The Ice Cream Maker (Doubleday, Random House)] 800-CEO-READ reported on their blog that it was one of their bestsellers in 2006.
Next Generation Business Handbook (Wiley)
Taguchi's Quality Engineering Handbook (Wiley) coauthored with Dr. Genichi Taguchi and Yuin Wu
The Power of Design For Six Sigma (Kaplan Professional)
Organization 21C (Financial Times Prentice Hall)
Design For Six Sigma (Kaplan Professional)
The Talent Era (Financial Times Prentice Hall)
The Power of Six Sigma (Dearborn Trade)
The Mahalanobis-Taguchi System (McGraw-Hill) coauthored with Dr. Genichi Taguchi and Yuin Wu
Management 21C (Financial Times Prentice Hall)
Robust Engineering (McGraw-Hill) coauthored with Dr. Genichi Taguchi and Shin Taguchi
QS-9000 Pioneers (Irwin McGraw-Hill) coauthored with Ken Zimmer

Personal Life

Chowdhury lives with his family in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

References

Goldsmith, Marshall (2007-04-07), "The Quality Prophet", Businessweek, New York City, p. unknown, archived from the original on unknown, My friend Subir Chowdhury is a noted author and the CEO of ASI Consulting Group. {{citation}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Subir-Chowdhury/50077836
http://www.industryweek.com/CurrentArticles/Asp/articles.asp?ArticleId=1364
http://www.asiusa.com/ASICG_Management_Team_Subir_Chowdhury_9
http://www.asianetnews.net/view-release?pr-id=34509 Asianet News
http://www.philipcrosby.com/pca/C.Press.archives/06-05-03.html
http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/get-press.pl?&&20020044&PR&&SME&
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?r105:2:./temp/~r105xpTDBx::
http://www.admin.mtu.edu/urel/news/media_relations/249/
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/kolkata-/IITs-surprise-convocation-package-Indias-moon-man/articleshow/4872530.cms
http://cmualum.com/s/882/index.aspx?sid=882&gid=1&pgid=315
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?r105:2:./temp/~r105xpTDBx::
http://automotivehalloffame.org/honors/index.php?type=young&cmd=year
http://www.theicecreammaker.com Icecreamaker Website
http://blog.800ceoread.com/2007/03/27/2006-bestsellers--a-little-late-/

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