Vivek Ramaswamy
Entrepreneur and politician
Vivek Ramaswamy is an American entrepreneur and politician who founded the biotech company Roivant Sciences and wrote Woke, Inc.
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American Born 1985 in Cincinnati, United States
About Vivek Ramaswamy
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Vivek Ramaswamy is the son of immigrants from India. He studied biology at Harvard University and earned a law degree from Yale University. He founded Roivant Sciences in 2014 and led it as chief executive officer until 2021. In 2015 Forbes put him on its cover because of his drug development work, and he later co-founded the investment firm Strive Asset Management. He has also held board seats at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity and at the Philanthropy Roundtable. In 2021 he wrote Woke, Inc. and began appearing on cable networks to argue against left-wing "woke" policies. He later sought the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, then withdrew and endorsed Donald Trump.