Prof. Rajasekhar R Vangapaty , a Founding Sponsor and Executive Vice President of GOPIO Manhattan NYC.  Professor Raj Vangapaty  serves as  Registrar, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. Rajasekhar Vangapaty (Raj) has been working in higher education since 1983 as an administrator and a faculty member.. As a recipient of German and French government scholarships, Raj has learned and shared the education and cultures in Germany, France, England, Holland, Malta, Dubai.. Raj holds B. Eng… (OU), M.Tech… Eng… (IIT), M..S. Computer Science (Lehman, CUNY) and Advanced Engineering from Ecole des Min, (France). He speaks four languages and plays four instruments..   Raj enjoys advising and counseling the diverse student body, domestic and international STUDENT population in his work as a Registrar, Fashion Institute of Technology

Prof. Raj Vangapaty served as a Board member in a number of organizations, Vice President, Information Technology, State University of New York Registrars’ Association, Board of Director, , Escribe Company.  Board member of Briarcliff College,

Currently Prof Raj is a Board member of Briarcliff College, Vice President Academics and Technology of American Institute of Technology, Chairman/Advisory Council of Save the Weavers Organization and EducationChair/Advisor to the American Telugu Association.

Prof Raj is working on two major projects (1) to help the handloom weavers in getting their work recognized globally.  (2) Providing the Soft Skills, Spoken English, Computer education/skill and employable vocational skill building and Leadership programs to the students of Government Schools in India, with the goal to reduce the gap between the students from Government Schools and the students from Private Schools. He volunteers in multi-cultural community centers in New York area, as well as conducts academic Computer courses to the senior citizens and counseling workshop sessions outside FIT.