Dinesh C Paliwal is a businessperson who has been at the head of 6 different companies and currently holds the position of Chief Executive Officer of Harman International Industries, Inc. and President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Harman International Industries, Inc. Mr. Paliwal is also Member of The Trilateral Commission and Member of The Business Roundtable and on the board of 5 other companies.

In the past Dinesh C Paliwal was Chairman of National Foreign Trade Council, President-Global Markets & Technology at ABB Ltd. Chairman for ABB India Ltd. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at ABB, Inc. and President & Chief Executive Officer for ABB Automation, Inc. (which are all subsidiaries of ABB Ltd.), Supervisor-Manufacturing & Quality at Ballarpur Industries Ltd., Member of US India CEO Forum and Systems Engineer & Project Manager at Accuray, Inc.

He received an MBA and a graduate degree from Miami University and a graduate degree from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.