Navneet S. Chugh

Navneet S. Chugh is a US-based attorney and the founder of Chugh, LLP, a law firm headquartered in Cerritos, California. He is a member of the World presidents' Organization and established TiE Southern California in 1997 and the South Asian Bar of North America in 2003. He also previously served on the Asia Society of Southern California boards and the American India Foundation (AIF), chaired by former President Bill Clinton.

Early life
Chugh was born in Nagpur, India, into a Punjabi Sikh family. His parents, Jasbeer Kaur and Mohinder Singh, originally hailed from Rawalpindi and Lahore. They relocated to India during the 1947 partition and eventually settled in Ludhiana. His father worked at the Directorate of Marketing Services in Delhi. In 1956, under Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's initiative to decentralize government offices, the family had to move to Nagpur.

Chugh received his early education at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Nagpur. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Nagpur University. In 1981, he moved to the United States with his mother on a student visa and earned a second bachelor's degree in business from West Coast University in 1983. He later graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with an MBA in 1985 and received a Juris Doctor (JD) from Western State College of Law in 1992 on a full scholarship.

Career
In 1985, Chugh founded Chugh CPAs, LLP in Cerritos, CA. In 1992, he established Chugh, LLP, a law firm. He also launched the International Indian Bar Association, connecting 600,000 Indian lawyers worldwide.

In 1995, Chugh became the founding president of the South Asian Bar Association of Southern California (SABA). He founded TiE Southern California in 1997 and served as its president. In 2003, he became the founding president of the North American South Asian Bar Association (NASABA). Chugh is a trustee and board member of the American India Foundation, which has raised $60 million since 2001. Chugh served as the President of the Sikh Center of Orange County and was a member of the Young presidents Organization. He has also served on the boards of the Asia Society of Southern California and the American India Foundation, and he has been the President of Pratham.

Personal life
Chugh resides in California, USA with his wife Ritu and their two children.