31 Facts About Vivek Wadhwa

Vivek Wadhwa graduated from the University of Canberra in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts in Computing Studies, and from New York University in 1986 with an MBA.

At Credit Suisse First Boston, Wadhwa led the development of a computer-aided software engineering tool to develop client-server model software.

At Seer, Vivek Wadhwa was executive VP and chief technology officer.

In 1997, Vivek Wadhwa founded Relativity Technologies, a company in Raleigh, North Carolina which developed tools for modernizing legacy COBOL programs.

Vivek Wadhwa left the company in 2004, and it was sold to Micro Focus in January, 2009.

Vivek Wadhwa has been a Senior Research Associate at Harvard Law School's Labor and Worklife Program and a visiting professor at the School of Information, at the University of California, Berkeley.

Vivek Wadhwa writes a regular column for The Washington Post, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, the American Society of Engineering Education's Prism Magazine, and Forbes, and has written for Foreign Policy.

Vivek Wadhwa is the author of the 2012 non-fiction book The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent.

Vivek Wadhwa serves as an advisor to Malaysia on advancing innovation, science and technology through the Global Science and Innovation Advisory Council.

Vivek Wadhwa advises Russia on how to create innovation ecosystems through his participation in the New York Academy of Sciences.

Vivek Wadhwa writes a regular column for The Washington Post, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, the American Society for Engineering Education's Prism Magazine, Forbes, Foreign Policy, and The Wall Street Journal.

Vivek Wadhwa has frequently argued that because of the low numbers of women technology CEOs, there is a problem with the system.

In September 2014, Vivek Wadhwa released Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology, a book he co-authored with Farai Chideya and including contributions from hundreds of women.

Vivek Wadhwa has advocated for more diversity in the technology industry.

Vivek Wadhwa has researched old and young entrepreneurs and has argued that older entrepreneurs tend to be more successful.

Vivek Wadhwa has written several articles arguing that VCs should invest in them.

Vivek Wadhwa has researched engineering education in India, China, and the US.

Vivek Wadhwa has argued in many articles that US education is superior and that education is important for US competitiveness.

Vivek Wadhwa argued against Thiel and Charles Murray at an Intelligence Squared debate in Chicago that was broadcast on NPR stations.

In November 2012, Vivek Wadhwa discussed "Technology's Promise, Humanity's Future" with Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail at UCSB Campbell Hall in Isla Vista, California.

Vivek Wadhwa argues that this decade will be the most innovative in history, predicting that "today's technology is rapidly catching up to Star Trek" and that in the coming years, 3D printers will make it possible to synthetically produce meat and create an abundance of food, humans will eventually be banned from driving cars, and artificial intelligence will be able to be individual's personal medical assistants.

Vivek Wadhwa appeared in the 2016 documentary The Future of Work and Death.

Vivek Wadhwa has publicly argued that Twitter is overly complacent about improving its diversity numbers.

In 2015, Vivek Wadhwa was criticized publicly by several women in technology for the way in which he was speaking on behalf of women in technology.

Vivek Wadhwa responded to the criticism by writing that he had not known what the word "floozy" meant due to his poor grasp of American slang, as an immigrant, that he had apologized at the event as soon as his misstep was pointed out to him, and that he had lost sleep over the ordeal.

Vivek Wadhwa published a response, alleging that several false claims were made in the original TLDR episode, and calling it an "unfair attack" on him.

However, Gawker's Jay Hathaway opined that "in the process of defending himself, Vivek Wadhwa ended up confirming much of what TL;DR asserted about his attitude".

In 1999, Vivek Wadhwa was named a "leader of tomorrow" by Forbes magazine.

In February 2012, Vivek Wadhwa was one of the six "2012 Outstanding American by Choice" recipients, a distinction awarded by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

In December 2012, Vivek Wadhwa was recognized by Foreign Policy magazine as a Top 100 Global Thinker.

In June 2013, Vivek Wadhwa was named to Time magazine's list of the Top 40 Most Influential Minds in Tech.