Hemant Saghvi, president of the Pittsburgh-based Alternative International Solutions Inc., founded the firm as an exporter of specialty steels and used machinery. He also acts as an international consultant for clients based in the United States. The lecture is sponsored by the Department of Politics and the Office of Career Services at Juniata College.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Saghvi founded his business in 1993 after an 18-year career with Mellon Bank North America. He started his career at the bank in 1975 in the international banking department. In 1987, he was promoted to regional manager for Southeast Asia and South Asia in the bank's Manila office in the Philippines. In 1990, he accepted a job as senior credit officer in the bank's Hong Kong office. In 1991, he returned to the United States to work as trade finance manager in the bank's international banking department.