Vikram Uppal
Entrepreneur and Volunteer in San Francisco, California
In 2005, the Twin Cities newspaper Finance and Commerce named Vikram Uppal Minnesota Innovator of the Year. Those who receive the award develop creative solutions and products for the next generation of entrepreneurs. In 2006, he also received a minority business award from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal as the top minority business leader in the area. In addition, Mr. Uppal received the Minnesota Emerging Business Leader award from Twin Cities Business in 2007.