Candidate for
Council Member; City of Cupertino

Name : Mahesh Nihalani

Phone : (408) 806-9142 E-mail : mahesh@mahesh4council.com

Employment History :

• 35 years of Global Marketing and Management Experience.
• Currently owner of a small business since 2005.

• Leadership Cupertino, 2002.
• Block Leader.
• Former Chair, Cupertino Housing Commission.
• Former Chair, Cupertino Asian American Business Council.
• Member, Cupertino General Plan Task Force.
• Board Member, Cupertino Chamber of Commerce.
• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
• Former Vice President, Advisory council Cupertino Senior Center.
• Advisory Board�cOSF, California Cricket Academy.
• Rotary Club of Cupertino.

• Rotarian of the Year, 2009.
• Distinguished Citizen of the Year by International Association for Human Values, 2009.
• Chamber Citizen of the Year award, 2007.
• Asian Hero Award from Liz Kniss,County Supervisor, 5th District, 2004.
• The Lunar Community Bridge award from Asian-American Business Council, 2004.
• The CREST (Cupertino Recognizes Extra Steps Taken) Award, 2003.

• Consistently assists in fundraising for West Valley Community Services, FUHSD, CUSD, CEEF, the Library Foundation, CCA, OSF, Rotary, Cupertino Veterans Memorial, and South Asia Heart Center.
• Initiated and helped organize the annual Diwali: Festival of Lights (in its 7th year running),
• Helped with Art of Living's Children's Annual Art Fair, International Association for Human Values'(IAHV) Yogathon, IAHV's Youth Empowerment Seminar for Bay Area high schools, Rotary Polio Plus benefit concert, community support for major fundraising for the new library and CUSD ballot B proposition, Indian cultural participation for the grand opening of De Anza College Center for Performing Arts, the 25th Anniversary celebrations of the Cupertino senior center in 2005, and the California Cricket Academy to coach cricket to children between the ages of 5 and 16.

• He has a wonderful wife, Kamal (my most precious Gem...as he puts it) and two wonderful sons Rahul and Gaurav, who both attended Kennedy Middle and Monta Vista High.