Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Ramaswamy is a finance and pharma billionaire.

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[Grokipedia: Political career] Entry into politics and 2024 presidential campaign Ramaswamy, previously known for his business ventures and critiques of corporate "wokeness," entered electoral politics by announcing his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on February 21, 2023, during an…

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[Grokipedia: Intellectual and activist work] Key publications and books Ramaswamy's first major book, Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam, published on July 13, 2021, by Center Street, critiques the integration of progressive activism into corporate practices, arguing that companies exploit social ju…

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[Grokipedia: Early life and education] Family background and upbringing Vivek Ramaswamy was born on August 9, 1985, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Indian immigrant parents who had arrived in the United States during the 1970s.[10] [11] His father, V. G. Ramaswamy (also known as V. Ganapathy Ramaswamy), emigrated from Vadakk…

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[Grokipedia: Personal life] Family and marriage Ramaswamy was born on August 9, 1985, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Indian immigrant parents; his father worked as an engineer at General Electric and retains Indian citizenship, while his mother, a geriatric psychiatrist, became a U.S. citizen.[10][11] He met Apoo…

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[Grokipedia: Business career] Early professional roles Following his graduation from Yale University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology, Ramaswamy joined QVT Financial LP, a New York-based hedge fund, where he focused on investments in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.[4][1] At…

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[Wikipedia: Climate and energy] Although he said he is not a climate denier, Ramaswamy said in a Republican primary debate that "the climate change agenda is a hoax" and asserted, falsely, that "more people are dying from climate policies than actual climate change." At other times, he said that he accepted th…

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