Vivek Ramaswamy is an American entrepreneur, author, and politician. He is the founder of the biopharmaceutical company Roivant Sciences and the asset management firm Strive Asset Management. He is also a candidate in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.
Ramaswamy was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Indian immigrant parents. He graduated from Harvard College with a biology degree, and then from Yale Law School. After law school, he worked as an investment partner at a hedge fund.
In 2014, Ramaswamy founded Roivant Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing new drugs. Roivant has been successful, and its stock price has risen significantly. In 2021, Ramaswamy left Roivant to focus on his other businesses.
Ramaswamy is also a vocal critic of stakeholder theory, according to which a company's managers should be guided by the morals and values of its stakeholders. He has argued that stakeholder theory is harmful to businesses and to society as a whole.
In 2023, Ramaswamy announced his candidacy for the Republican Party's nomination for president in the 2024 election. He is a self-described "anti-woke" candidate, and he has criticized Big Tech, critical race theory, and other progressive social movements.
Ramaswamy is a controversial figure, but he is also a successful entrepreneur and a well-known author. He is likely to be a major player in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries.
Here are some of his notable works:
- Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam (2020)
- Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence (2021)
- Capitalist Punishment: How Wall Street Is Using Your Money to Create a Country You Didn't Vote For (2022)
He is also a regular contributor to publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Atlantic.