Meet Virendra "VC" Chhikara SBDC Center Director Louisiana SBDC at ULM VC has been with the LSBDC for more than six years, where he began as a graduate assistant while enrolled at the University of Louisiana Monroe MBA program. He graduated with an MBA from ULM in 2009. He also has a Master's of Industry and Master's of Analytical Chemistry, where he worked as a scientist with the world’s top pharmaceuticals for four years.

VC has been very successful in his role as a business consultant where he been a three-time recipient of the LSBDC One Million Dollar Club for achieving one million plus dollars in client capitalization, one-time recipient of the LSBDC Five Million Dollar Club for achieving five million plus dollars in client capitalization, and recognized as the consultant with the most start-up businesses in LSBDC, which garnered acknowledgement from the United States Senate. As LSBDC at ULM Center Director, VC leads a team of all millennials and is the first LSBDC service center staffed entirely with the millennial generation.