Chennai: Tamilnadu native Dinesh Elangovan has won the 2020 Distinguished Achievement Award of the United States-based International Security Foundation’s (ISF) annual Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC).
A press release said, Dinesh, the Chennai Site manager for US-based firm Fidelity Investments, won the private sector appreciation award for his efficient work in his role of Secretary of OSAC India-Chennai Chapter.
Jerome Pickett, Executive Vice President and Chief Security Officer at National Basketball Association, announced Dinesh as the award winner at the ninth ISF annual dinner held virtually on 18 November 2020. The award was presented to Dinesh at a virtual event held on 10 December 2020.
Regional Security Officer at the US Consulate General Chennai, Joseph Jung, applauded Dinesh’s efforts: ‘During the COVID-19 lockdown, OSAC relied on the crucial public-private partnership to contribute to the safety and security of American organisations abroad.
Dinesh Elangovan designed innovative programs when the COVID-19 lockdown hit, ensuring that American companies continued to receive timely security information’.
The award panel credited Dinesh for improving OSAC member communications, networking opportunities, and the OSAC Chennai Chapter’s visibility significantly.
The award announcement noted that Dinesh revised the chapter’s WhatsApp communication policy and created a common language requirement for any local government directives on WhatsApp, a strategy that proved essential to coordinate Covid-19 responses in India, which has over 20 official languages.