Ganesh C. Thakur
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Ganesh C. Thakur is an Indian-American petroleum engineer.
Thakur completed a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering with honors at the Indian School of Mines. He then earned a Master of Arts in mathematics and a Master of Science in petroleum engineering, both at Pennsylvania State University. He remained at Penn State to obtain a PhD in petroleum engineering. After moving to Houston, Thakur entered Houston Baptist University for a master of business administration degree.[1]
Thakur has advised Tachyus, Geo-Park and YPF, worked for the Chevron Corporation for 37 years,[1] and is a distinguished professor and director of energy industry partnerships at the University of Houston.[2]
In 2016, Thakur was elected a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering.[3] In 2019, he was elected an honorary member of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers.[4]
Thakur's grandfathers were teachers, and inspired his eventual transition to academia. He and his wife Pushpa raised three children.[5]
