Indian American Harvinder Anand elected Mayor of Laurel Hollow

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First elected Mayor of Indian origin from Long Island

July 05, 2007

In the village elections held in Nassau and Suffolk counties of Long Island, New York on June 19th, 2007, Mr. Harvinder S. Anand was elected as Mayor for the Village of Laurel Hollow. Anand is the first elected Mayor of Indian origin from Long Island.

The village of Laurel Hollow is a water front community on the North Shore of Long Island, in Nassau County. The village has some of the most expensive real estate in the country, with homes ranging in values from $2 million to $15 million. Laurel Hollow isthe home of the 107-acre Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, an internationally recognized genetic and cancer research center that is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Anand was appointed to the position of Trustee in December, 2002 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of another trustee. Anand won in a hotly contested election in 2003 for the Trustee position. Anand serves as the village Police Commissioner for Laurel Hollow. He is a graduate of Nassau County Civilian Police Academy and an active member of the Nassau County Police Reserves. Anand also serves on the Advisory Board of Nassau County Law Enforcement Explorers.

Anand has been a resident of the village for over 10 years. He served as the President of Harbour Ridge Homeowners Association and has served in the Planning Board of the village.

A chemical engineer from Punjab University, Chandigarh, Anand attended Hofstra University for MBA. Mr. Anand is the President of Royce International; a multi-national corporation involved in manufacture of industrial chemicals for textile, aerospace, electrical, automotive, marine and construction industries. He is married to Dr. Chandni Anand, a practicing Internist and they have two children.

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