Vivek Wadhwa
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Vivek Wadhwa is an India
n-American
technology entrepreneur
and academic.
He studied IT at the University of Canberra
in Australia
, and later obtained an MBA from New York University
's Stern School of Business
. He worked as Vice President of Information Services at Credit Suisse First Boston
, and as Chief Technology Officer of Seer Technologies, a technology company that developed out of Credit Suisse's IT business unit.
As Chief Technology Officer of Seer Technologies, he was responsible in 1993 for moving Seer into screen scraping technology for IBM mainframe terminals, as an early form of client-server computing.
In 1997, Wadhwa founded Relativity Technologies, a small company in Raleigh, North Carolina
which developed tools for modernizing legacy COBOL programs. He left the company in 2004, and it was sold to Micro Focus in 2008.
He is currently a Senior Research Associate at Harvard Law School
's Labor and Worklife Program, an adjunct professor and executive-in-residence at Duke University
's Pratt School of Engineering
, and a visiting professor at the School of Information, at the University of California, Berkeley
. He also writes a regular column for Bloomberg BusinessWeek,.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n-American
United States
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technology entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
and academic.
He studied IT at the University of Canberra
University of Canberra
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in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and later obtained an MBA from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's Stern School of Business
New York University Stern School of Business
The Leonard N. Stern School of Business is New York University's business school. It was established in 1900 as the NYU School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance. In 1988 it was named after Leonard N. Stern, an alumnus and benefactor of the school...
. He worked as Vice President of Information Services at Credit Suisse First Boston
Credit Suisse First Boston
Credit Suisse First Boston was the former name of the banking firm Credit Suisse.-History:In 1978, Credit Suisse and First Boston Corporation formed a London-based 50-50 investment banking joint venture called the Financière Crédit Suisse-First Boston...
, and as Chief Technology Officer of Seer Technologies, a technology company that developed out of Credit Suisse's IT business unit.
As Chief Technology Officer of Seer Technologies, he was responsible in 1993 for moving Seer into screen scraping technology for IBM mainframe terminals, as an early form of client-server computing.
In 1997, Wadhwa founded Relativity Technologies, a small company in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
which developed tools for modernizing legacy COBOL programs. He left the company in 2004, and it was sold to Micro Focus in 2008.
He is currently a Senior Research Associate at Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
's Labor and Worklife Program, an adjunct professor and executive-in-residence at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
's Pratt School of Engineering
Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School of Engineering
The Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School of Engineering is one of two undergraduate schools at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, USA. The other is the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. It is also one of ten graduate and professional schools at Duke...
, and a visiting professor at the School of Information, at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. He also writes a regular column for Bloomberg BusinessWeek,.