Executive in Residence Sushil Bhatia is a globally known, award-winning entrepreneur and innovator who has several patents, publications, and new products to his name. He has developed/co-developed many products used in daily life. Some of the products that he has innovated, developed, and has patents on are include: Glue Stic, convention/seminar name badges, mailing labels, laser/copier labels, binding systems, decorative labels for shampoo/cosmetic/food containers, and the DeCopier.

In fact, it's hard to go through a full day without using, looking at, or touching a product in which he helped develop/co-develop.

He has founded several companies and is currently the president and CEO of JMD Manufacturing Incorporated. JMD's products are used across many industries, such as food, pharmaceuticals, electronics, cosmetics, and toiletries.

Bhatia is very active in the community and has been a past president of Rotary Club, chairperson of a micro loan program, board member of a chamber of commerce, and editor of a community newsletter.

He is also founder of the Laughing Clubs of America and has completed a small book, "Just say YES to Laughing Your Way to Fitness with Yoga and Meditation (and That's No Joke)."

He has been a speaker at National Honor Society, Boston University, MIT Enterprise Forum-TiE Boston, American Express, John Hancock, and others.

For his work he has been featured on TV/Radio shows like ABC’s Good Morning America, CNN, NBC, Canada AM, and NPR, and has been written up in the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, the Economic Times, and many other publications worldwide.