Srini Raju

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Srini Raju
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Born1961 (age 6364)
Ramnagaram (Etikatta), Khajipalem, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater NIT Kurukshetra, Utah State University
OccupationChairman of iLabs Group
SpouseJyothi Raju Chintalapati
ChildrenKartheek Chintalapati Raju, Vaishnavi Raju Chintalapati

Chintalapati Srinivasa Raju is an Indian entrepreneur and Private Equity Investor. Throughout his career, he has been associated with Satyam Computer Services, Cognizant, and iLabs Group. Srini Raju also founded TV9 media group and Sri City, it was the first "Integrated Smart City" of its kind in India. [1]

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Early life and education

Srini Raju was born in 1961 at Khajipalem village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. His Father, Anji Raju Chintalapati was a farmer. After completing his school education, he went to the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra and graduated in 1983 with an Honours Degree, BE (Civil Engineering). In 1986 he received his Master's Degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Utah State University, USA.

Career

Srini Raju was associated with Satyam Computer Services as a Chief Operating Officer, Satyam Enterprise Solutions as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and later when Satyam helped create Dun & Bradstreet Satyam Software (DBSS) [2] Srini Raju was appointed as founding Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD). Srini Raju was the Founding CEO & MD of Dun & Bradstreet Satyam Software the in-house technology unit of Dun & Bradstreet, established in 1994, which focused on implementing large-scale IT projects for Dun & Bradstreet businesses. DBSS was later renamed as Cognizant.

Srini later became the Co-founder and Chairman of iLabs Venture Capital Fund, a Private Equity (PE) firm based in Hyderabad. Besides funding and mentoring next generation entrepreneurs, he plays an active role in building Educational Institutions of higher learning. [3]

Professional affiliations

Besides investing and mentoring young professionals and entrepreneurs, he is continuing to make large contributions to the cause of building Institutions of Excellence in the field of Management and Technology.

TV9

Srini Raju exits from TV9 media group in 2018. [16]

References

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