Raj Vattikuti is an American-Indian entrepreneur, business executive and philanthropist. He is the Founder and Chairman of Altimetrik Corp.Altimetrik set to hire 150 top coders at developers’ conference, The Hindu Business Line. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2017. He is also the founder of Vattikuti Foundation.Vattikuti Tech eyes $130 million business from robotic surgery systems The Economic Times. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2017. through which he is involved in many charitable causes. Previously, he was Founder and CEO of Covansys Corp., an IT services company, which was acquired by Computer Sciences Corporation in a $1.3 billion deal.CSC takes over Covansys for $1.3b to shore up India ops., The Economic Times. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
Early life and education Raj Vattikuti was born in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He is married to Padma Vattikuti.Family of Voices. Raj and Padma Vattikuti, The National Museum of American History. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2017. He attended College of Engineering, Guindy India, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering. He then attended Wayne State University where he earned an MS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering.Raj Vattikuti - Hall of Fame (1995), Wayne State University. Retrieved 15 November 2017. Raj Vattikuti also holds an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Bryant College.Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Raj Vattikuti To Headline July 23 Workshop, Farmington Patch. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
Career Prior to his first venture, Raj Vattikuti was an MIS project leader for Chrysler Corporation between 1977 and 1983. Between 1983 and 1985, he was the Director of MIS in Yurika Foods Corporation. He founded Covansys Corp. – initially named Complete Business Solutions, Inc. – in 1985, which was acquired by Computer Science Corporation in 2007.Rajendra B. Vattikuti. Bloomberg, Retrieved 15 November 2017. He founded Vattikuti Foundation in 1997; Synova, Inc., in 1998; and Altimetrik Corp., in 2012. He is also the founder of Davinta Technologies, Vattikuti Technologies, and Vattikuti Ventures.
Awards and recognition Raj Vattikuti is the recipient of the 2021 Inspire Arts & Music "Champion Award" with his wife, Padma Raj has also received the TiE Detroit 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award,TiE Detroit announces the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award., The Daily Telescope. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017. 2007 Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship,RECIPIENTS OF THE WOODROW WILSON AWARD FOR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP, Wilson Center. Retrieved 15 November 2017. 2002 Ellis Island Medal of Honor,Covansys founder bags award, The Hindu. 18 June 2002. Retrieved 15 November 2017. and Dykema Gossett 2001 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Philanthropy Raj Vattikuti donated $20 million each to Henry Ford HospitalA History of Giving. Henry Ford Health Systems, Retrieved 15 November 2017. and William Beaumont HospitalTimeline/Milestones, Beaumont Health. Retrieved 15 November 2017 in Detroit, Michigan in 2001. He founded the Poverty Alleviation Initiative in 2009 which works towards rural health, education and employment in rural India.Financial Inclusion through Less Cash Transactions, Initiatives for Development Foundation. Retrieved 15 November 2017. In April 2020, he donated $400,000 to facilitate – in partnership with the Henry Ford Health System and the City of Detroit – on-site COVID-19 testing for all residents of the city's 126 nursing homes and senior assisted living facilities.
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