23 Facts About Raj Fernando

Rajiv K "Raj" Fernando was born on July 8,1971 and is an American businessman, political fundraiser and donor, and philanthropist.

Raj Fernando is the current Chairman and CEO of Workstorm.

Raj Fernando was born the youngest of three children after his two sisters, Netasha and Tanya, and moved to the United States before the age of one.

Raj Fernando attended Beloit College, where he earned bachelor's degrees in economics and history.

In 2018, Raj Fernando received the Distinguished Service Citation from Beloit College.

From 1991 to 2001, Raj Fernando worked in various roles including trading positions at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade.

In 2002, Raj Fernando founded Chopper Trading, a Chicago-based proprietary trading firm that concentrated in the areas of fixed income, equities, and other products.

Since the company's founding, Raj Fernando's work helped make the company a major participant on the world's largest global exchanges including the CME, Nasdaq, LSE, ICE, and Eurex with approximately 250 employees globally.

In 2010, Raj Fernando was part of a staff roundtable discussion on disruptive trading practices for the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

In 2015, Raj Fernando founded Workstorm, a technology company based in Chicago.

Raj Fernando is a board member of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs.

Raj Fernando previously served on the boards of the American Security Project and the Foreign Policy Leadership Committee at the Brookings Institution.

Raj Fernando was appointed to the State Department's International Security Advisory Board during the tenure of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Raj Fernando was not on the list [of prospective members] sent to S; he was added at their insistence.

In 2011, Raj Fernando worked with the National Democratic Institute to monitor the first presidential election in Egypt.

Raj Fernando has made political contributions to Democratic candidates since 2003.

Raj Fernando fundraised for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, raising up to $100,000.

Raj Fernando donated $30,000 to WomenCount, a political action committee whose aim is to elect Democratic women who run for office.

Raj Fernando serves on the board of directors for PAWS Chicago, a no-kill animal shelter, and the board of trustees for Beloit College.

Raj Fernando previously served on the board of trustees for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Raj Fernando has supported Wounded Warriors, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago.

Raj Fernando has been a contributor to The Steppenwolf Theatre, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and the Illinois Holocaust Museum, among other organizations.

Raj Fernando has donated between $100,000 and $250,000 to the Clinton Foundation.