Vivek Ramaswamy | |
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Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | August 9, 1985
Education | Harvard University (AB) Yale University (JD) |
Title | Co-founder and Executive Chairman, Strive Asset Management |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Apoorva Tewari Ramaswamy |
Children | 2 |
Website | vivekramaswamy |
Vivek Ramaswamy (born August 9, 1985)[1] is an American entrepreneur, and politician. He founded Roivant Sciences, a biotech company, in 2014. In February 2023, Ramaswamy declared his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination in the 2024 United States presidential election.
Ramaswamy was born in Cincinnati to Indian immigrant parents.[2] He graduated from Harvard College with a bachelor's degree in biology and later earned a J.D. from Yale Law School.[2] Ramaswamy worked as an investment partner at a hedge fund before founding Roivant Sciences. Ramaswamy also co-founded an investment firm, Strive Asset Management.[2]
Ramaswamy claims the United States is in the middle of a national identity crisis.[3] He is also a critic of Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives.[4][5] In August 2023, Forbes estimated Ramaswamy's net worth at more than $950 million; his wealth comes from biotech and financial businesses.[6]
Following the 2024 Iowa caucus, Ramaswamy ended his campaign, and formally endorsed Donald Trump.[7]
Ramaswamy, 37, formally launched his longshot bid by decrying what he called a "national identity crisis" that he claims is driven by a left-wing ideology that has replaced "faith, patriotism and hard work" with "new secular religions like COVID-ism, climate-ism and gender ideology."