Romesh Wadhwani

Romesh T. Wadhwani
Born	1947/1948 (age 63–64)[1] India
Residence	Palo Alto, California
Citizenship	United States
Education	Indian Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation	founder and chairman of Symphony Technology Group
Net worth	US $ 1.4 billion (est.) (February 2010)[1]
Spouse	Married, 1 child

Romesh T. Wadhwani^[1] is the founder and chairman of Symphony Technology Group, a private equity firm investing in software and software services companies.^[2] As of April 27, 2010, the Symphony Technology Group’s portfolio companies include: Capco; SymphonyIRI Group (formerly Information Resources, Inc.), Inc.; MSC Software; Symphony Services;^[3] Teleca; Netik; Lawson Software; and Aldata. Combined, these companies have over $2 billion in revenue and 15,000 employees worldwide. STG sold Symphony Marketing Solutions (SMS) to Genpact (NYSE: G) on Feb. 3, 2010.^[4]

In 1991, Wadhwani founded B2B software firm Aspect Development, maker of software that helps clients track internal spending, inventory and buying habits.^[5] Wadhwani also served as chairman and chief executive officer of this business-to-business e-commerce company.^[6] Wadhwani sold Aspect to Sanjiv Sidhu's i2 Technologies for $9.3 billion, the largest merger in software history. From June 2000, when the merger occurred, until September 2002, Wadhwani served as vice chairman and a director of i2.^[7]

In addition, Wadhwani was chairman and CEO of Cimflex Teknowledge Corporation, a company specializing in products and systems for computer-integrated manufacturing. From 1973 to 1981, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Compuguard Corporation.^[8]

Wadhwani has a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay. He moved to United States in 1969,^[1] where he earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "The World's Billionaires: #721 Romesh T. Wadhwani". Forbes. March 3, 2010. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/10/billionaires-2010_Romesh-T-Wadhwani_GM2F.html. 
2. ^ "Dr. Romesh Wadhwani". http://symphonytg.com/#person.1. 
3. ^ "Symphony Services". http://www.symphonysv.com. 
4. ^ "Private Equity Firm’s Portfolio Seeing Strong Demand for Services, Data Intelligence and Predictive Analytics Services" (Press release). http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100427005276&newsLang=en. 
5. ^ "Romesh Wadhwani & family on Forbes 400" (Press release). http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/54/2000/LIR.jhtml?passListId=54&passYear=2000&passListType=Person&uniqueId=GM2F&datatype=Person. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Romesh Wadhwani Profile" (Press release). http://people.forbes.com/profile/romesh-wadhwani/48675. 
7. ^ Information Resources, Inc. Management
8. ^ Business Week, Symphony Service Corp.

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