Dhiraj C Rajaram (born in 1975) is an Indian entrepreneur and the founder, chairman and CEO of

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, a provider of analytics and decision sciences solutions. He was born in 1975

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and brought up in

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Early years

Rajaram completed his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy, M.S. in computer engineering from

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and MBA from Booth School of Business at

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. After completing his education, Rajaram worked as a management consultant at

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(PwC) and Booz Allen Hamilton in the US.

Mu Sigma

After quitting his job at Booz Allen Hamilton, Rajaram started the data analytics and decision sciences company Mu Sigma Inc. in

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, 2004.The company provides solutions to over 125 Fortune 500 companies. In 2016, Fortune named Mu Sigma to the "Unicorn" category - a technology startup valued at more than US$1B.

Recognition

Rajaram was listed as one of '' Fortune Magazine's'' "

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" in 2011 and 2013. In 2012 he was awarded the "Entrepreneur Of The Year India" award in Services sector by

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India. In early 2014, Rajaram was awarded the Young Turk award at the

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India Business Leaders Awards. Rajaram won the distinguished alumni award for entrepreneurship from

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in 2014.

Personal life

Rajaram married his engineering college friend Ambiga at the age of 21 and they have a son named Akash. The couple split in 2016. He currently lives in Bangalore.

References

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