Dhiraj Rajaram
Dhiraj C Rajaram (born in 1975) is an Indian entrepreneur and the founder, chairman and CEO of Mu Sigma Inc, a provider of analytics and decision sciences solutions.[1] He was born in 1975 Chennai, India and brought up in Bengaluru, India.
Early years
Rajaram completed his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy,[2][3] M.S. in computer engineering from Wayne State University Michigan and MBA from Booth School of Business University of Chicago.[4] After completing his education, Rajaram worked as a management consultant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) and Booz Allen Hamilton in the US.[5]
Mu Sigma
After quitting his job at Booz Allen Hamilton,[6] Rajaram started the data analytics and decision sciences company Mu Sigma Inc. in Bengaluru, Karnataka, 2004.The company provides solutions to over 125 Fortune 500 companies.[7] Mu Sigma is also known to have a culture which is responsive to change.[8] In 2016, Fortune named Mu Sigma to the "Unicorn" category - a technology startup valued at more than US$1B.[9]
Recognition
Rajaram was listed as one of Fortune Magazine's "40 under 40" in 2011 and 2013.[10] In 2012 he was awarded the "Entrepreneur Of The Year India" award in Services sector by Ernst and Young India.[11][12][13]. In early 2014, Rajaram was awarded the Young Turk award at the CNBC TV18 India Business Leaders Awards.[14][15]
Personal life
Rajaram married his engineering college friend Ambiga at the age of 21 and they have a son named Akash. The couple split in 2016. He currently lives in Bangalore.[16][17]
References
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- "Big Data Specialist Draws Big Clients, Big VC Funding". Forbes. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
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- "THE UNICORN LIST". Fortune. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- "Fortune's 40 under 40 -- The hottest young stars in business". Fortune. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- "Presenting the winners of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year India Award 2012" (Press release). Ernst and Young.
- Rajaram, Dhiraj. "Entrepreneur of the Year – Services". DNA. DNA. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Rajaram, Dhiraj. "Entrepreneur Of The Year – Services". ey.com. ernst and young. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Rajaram, Dhiraj. "Mu Sigma wins Young Turk of the Year award". Money Control. Money Control. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Mu Sigma CEO Dhiraj Rajaram wins CNBC TV18's Young Turk Award". IIFL. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- "Eat, date, ring your humble Pi". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- "Executive Profile: Dhiraj Rajaram". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 February 2015.