religion birth_place citizenship ethnicity birth_date residence image article_title education name alma_mater
hindu pune , india united states of america indian yes 1950 united states of america vinod dham portrait.jpg vinod dham
 m.s. in electrical engineering vinod dham university of cincinnati , delhi college of engineering
vinod dham

vinod dham -lrb- gurmukhi : ਵਿਨੋਦ ਧਾਮ -rrb- is an inventor , entrepreneur and venture capitalist .
he is popularly known as the father of the pentium chip , for his contribution to the development of highly successful pentium processors from intel .
he is a mentor , advisor and investor ; and sits on the boards of many companies including promising startups funded through his india-based fund -- indo us venture partners , where he is the founding managing director .
vinod dham 's accomplishment as the `` father of pentium '' and as an indian-american technology pioneer from silicon valley , is being celebrated at a first-ever exhibition on south asians in the national museum of natural history at the storied smithsonian in washington dc , highlighting indian-americans who have helped shape america .
