Father of Nations Follows a Fictional U.S. President Who Transforms Idle American Industrial Assets Into Economic Engines for Developing Nations
San Jose, CA, 4/30/2026 – Parker Publishers has announced the release of Father of Nations, a political fiction novel by first-generation immigrant entrepreneur and author Sanjeev Chitre. The book presents a narrative-driven thought experiment: what would happen if the most powerful office in the world prioritized closing the global wealth gap over conventional geopolitics?
The novel traces the arc of Eugene Alexander, a biracial child raised between Mumbai and South Africa, who carries an unlikely childhood ambition through Harvard Law, the Illinois State Senate, and the U.S. Senate before reaching the Oval Office. Once there, he launches 3 interlocking initiatives: TICS, a federal tax incentive program that rewards corporations for measurable customer satisfaction; ARMIT, a public-private partnership that transforms a shuttered Michigan steel mill into a state-of-the-art facility employing over 1,000 workers; and Project LAXMII, a global program that repurposes legacy American manufacturing equipment for solar energy production in developing nations, beginning with a facility in rural Kenya.
The story unfolds against a backdrop of political suspense: the media and opposition believe the President is secretly developing a subatomic weapon, when in reality, the classified initiative is an economic expansion plan designed to render conflict obsolete. The revelation comes during a fictional State of the Union Address attended by G-8 leaders, which Chitre constructs as the novel’s climactic set piece.
Chitre draws directly from his own professional history to build the novel’s technical framework. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in electrical engineering, he founded Integrated Process Equipment Corporation (IPEC), a semiconductor equipment company that grew from $1 million to $475 million in revenue over 5 years, reached a $1 billion public valuation, and became one of the fastest-growing technology firms in the United States during the 1990s. His career has spanned solar cell manufacturing, global technology transfer across 25 countries, and entrepreneurial mentorship in India’s industrial sector.
The novel’s central economic concept, what Chitre frames as the Doctrine of Wealth and Peace, proposes that developed nations can simultaneously revitalize their own dormant industrial infrastructure while enabling industrialization in regions that lack access to manufacturing technology. Rather than foreign aid or military intervention, the model relies on royalty-sharing agreements, low-interest Treasury-backed loans, and depreciation tax code adjustments.
“This book began with a question I’ve carried since childhood in the suburbs of Mumbai: why does so much usable wealth sit idle while so many people go without?” said Chitre. “I wanted to tell a story where practical solutions, not speeches or handouts, become the tools for transformation. Fiction gave me the freedom to show what that might look like at scale.”
Father of Nations spans 11 chapters across 3 parts: Ambition and Vision, National Transformation, and Global Prosperity. The narrative integrates fictional policy frameworks with real-world industrial dynamics, including the decline of American steel, the outsourcing of semiconductor fabrication, and the competitive disruption of domestic solar manufacturing by subsidized foreign production. Supporting characters include a Goldman Sachs partner returning to her Michigan hometown to lead the steel revival, a McKinsey executive managing a covert international development operation, and the Prime Minister of India whose parallel rise to power mirrors the American President’s trajectory.
Chitre is also the author of What Not to Do in Entrepreneurship, a nonfiction guide aimed at improving the success rate of startup founders. He is the founder of The U-Group LLC and has been involved in solar energy, chip manufacturing, and global technology licensing throughout his career.
Father of Nations is available now through major online retailers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and select independent bookstores. .
About the Author
Sanjeev Chitre is a serial entrepreneur, author, and technologist whose career has bridged semiconductor manufacturing, renewable energy, and international industrial development. Born in Mumbai, India, he immigrated to the United States to study electrical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He founded IPEC, which became one of America’s fastest-growing technology companies in the 1990s, supporting Intel’s microprocessors and Micron’s memory chips. He has installed solar production plants in over 25 countries and authored What Not to Do in Entrepreneurship. Outside of his professional work, Chitre pursues interests in gardening, winemaking, and cheese-making. He resides in the United States with his wife, Dr. Deepa Chitre.
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