Deepak Pahwa, the Immediate Past President of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, is Group Chairman, Pahwa Enterprises and Managing Director of Bry-Air (Asia) Pvt. Ltd. An alumnus of St. Xavier's, Jaipur, Pahwa graduated in Electrical Engineering from Banaras Hindu University in 1969.

The foundation of the first company of Pahwa's group was laid in 1979, with the starting of Arctic India Sales, a leading marketing company for HVAC&R products. Today, Pahwa Enterprises is a group of knowledge-based, technology-driven air-engineering companies specializing in products and technologies with 'desiccant at the core in relation to air.' The core manufacturing strengths of the member companies of the group is in air engineering and environmental control technologies. The companies have a technical and financial alliance with European and American companies and are manufacturing products based on the latest in world technology for the domestic and international market.

Even though the group is an entrepreneurial 'small-medium enterprise' (SME) with personnel strength of about 400+ and success in introducing high technology products in India and its exports to South East Asia and North America; it's dynamic growth under the leadership of Pahwa are often quoted as model examples.

Pahwa was awarded, in 1989, the "entrepreneur of the year award" in the small medium enterprise entrepreneur category 1987, a national award presented by the then President of India.

Pahwa has been elevated to the grade Fellow, ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers) USA. He also serves on several technical committees, TC 3.5, TC 5.5 and TC 5.7. He also chairs the ASHRAE India Chapter's Research Promotion Committee, and is the Co-Chairman of the TC 4.3: Ventilation Requirements & Infiltration in India. He is a life member of ISHRAE.

He is also Managing Committee Member, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He has been a member of several trade delegations to USA, Canada, Korea & Japan and has addressed various gatherings on the investment climate and 'doing business with India'.

He has presented several technical papers on various aspects of Air Engineering at various international forums and has been a member of several trade delegations to USA, Canada, Korea & Japan and has addressed gathering on the investment climate and 'doing business with India'.