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| citizenship       = [[United States of America]]
| residence         = [[West Palm Beach]], [[Florida]], United States
| occupation    = Founder of Creative Choice Group
| alma_mater  = L.M.College of Pharmacy , Ahmedabad
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'''Dilip Barot''' is a well-known, Indian-born, American real estate entrepreneur. He is the founder of Creative Choice Group,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalrealestate.org/Profile/110741/Dilip-Barot |title=U.S. Based Investment and Development Companies}}</ref> a conglomerate of companies having interests in real estate development, investment, construction, asset manage(contracted; show full)

==Early life and education==
Dilip Barot was born in the District of Mehsana, Gujarat state, India. He earned a 4-year degree in Pharmacy from L.M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, in India in 1981.
 Mr. Barot strongly believes in the principles and values of Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda.

==Career==
After completing his graduation, Barot immigrated to the United States of America in 1983. While waiting to get licensed as a pharmacist, he took a job managing a motel in New Jersey. A year later, he purchased a motel in Palm Beach, Florida, which he renovated and managed himself. Within a few years, he bought six more motels. Through careful stewardship, companies under his guidance purchased and renovated an abandoned housing project in Key West, which is now a profitable and thriving reside(contracted; show full) a world-class, mixed-use, self-sustained community being developed based on the concept of “A city within a city" and a 24/7 work culture. The project is developed in a prime location on 150 acres in the Greenest Capital City in the World – Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India. Infocity currently provides 4 million sq.ft. (with development plans for 10 million sq. ft.) of IT Built Up Space and Supporting infrastructure and services. Infocity has received the award for best-conceptualized IT Park in India.


Over a career spanning almost three decades, Mr. Barot has used his innovative ideas and business leadership acumen to successfully conceptualize, manage and deliver key residential and commercial projects in both the U.S. and India. This real estate mogul is the founder of Creative Choice Group<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.creativechoicegroup.com/founder |title=Founder of Creative Choice Group}}</ref>, a U.S. based Investment Company having interests in real estate development, construction, and technology based services.⏎
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Barot was also involved in the proposed development of a luxury oceanfront spa and resort named Amrit Resorts and Residences,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/07/06/travel/escapes/06break1.html |title=Amrit Resort & Residences and Four Seasons Ocean Residences | work=The New York Times | first=Nick |last=Kaye |date=July 6, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/18/residential.spas/ |title=Bringing the spa experience home | work=CNN}}</ref> spread across seven acres of land at Singer Island in Palm Beach, FL.

==Positions==
* Founder of Creative Choice Group, FL <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.creativechoicegroup.com/founder |title= Dilip Barot - FounderHe is currently operated as Globe-Op Development, a Florida LLC.

==Positions==
Mr. Barot has served in the following roles:

* President and CEO of Creative Choice Group}}</ref>, FL 
* Founder, Infocity, Gujaratandhinagar, Gujarat, India <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theinfocity.inet/ |title= Dilip Barot - FounderChairman of InfoCity}}</ref>
* Founder and Chairman of Etech Global Services, TXief Strategy Officer of Etech (ETI) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etechgs.com/our-leadershipDilip-Barot.aspx |title= Founder and Chairmanief Strategy Officer - Etech}}</ref>
* Founder, Amrit Resorts & Residences, FL <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amritocean.com/our-team |title=Development Team - Amrit Wellness Spa & Resort}}</ref>

==Awards and Achievements==
Barot has received the U.S. Corporate Stewardship Small Business Award by the U.S. Chamber and U.S. Department of Commerce in 2004. He has also received USPAACC Fast 100 Asian American Business Award in 2018. Under his leadership, affiliates of Creative Choice Group have won several accolades and awards.

===Creative Choice===
* Best Real Estate Development in the 5 star category in Florida, US. 
* Business of the Year by US Chamber of Commerce. 
* Best Conceptualized IT Park in India by Outsourcing2India. 
* Written about in Forbes, Reader's Digest, Wall Street Journal and many other prestigious publications.

==References==
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