Byrraju Ramalinga Raju

Byrraju Ramalinga Raju:

Born September 16, 1954 is the Chairman of Satyam Computers. It is among the top India IT vendors with over a billion dollar revenue that was established by Ramalinga Raju in Satyam Group.


Early life:

Raju was born to Byrraju Satyanarayana Raju in Bhimavaram. He was influenced by his father.

He did his B.Com from Andhra Loyola College at Vijayawada prior to receiving an MBA degree from Ohio University.
He has attended the Owner/President course at Harvard. For his achievements and contribution to society,
he has been awarded Doctorate by Anna University Chennai on 14 Dec 2007.

He has two brothers and a sister.


Career:

Raju founded Satyam in 1987 after venturing earlier into other businesses such as construction and textiles.

That was the turning point in his life. He learned a great deal during his time at OU and in the US.
During that time he foresaw the upcoming trend of outsourcing and the future prominence of computers.
He started an IT company with 20 employees and bagged multitude of IT projects from US companies.
Now the company has rapidly developed and became a true multinational company with thousands of employees spread over multiple countries.


Personal life:

Raju is married to Nandini. They have two sons Teja Raju & Rama Raju and a daughter,Deepti, who is married.

Raju has a very strong social orientation and has quietly been furthering the cause of social transformation through Byrraju Foundation and other ambulance service 108 EMRI.

The latest Maytas controversy and margin selling of his shares have created a furore and controversy in business circles.


Awards:

* Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Services award 1999.
* Dataquest IT Man of the Year Award 2000.
* Asia Business Leader Award 2002.
* E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year 2007