Some people know Vivek Ranadive better as a businessman, while others don't know he is the owner of the Sacramento Kings. We wanted to know more about this interesting American-Indian businessman who is also a powerful speaker and rich enough to be the owner of an NBA team. We learned a lot about him that we didn't know. He's such a fascinating individual that we wanted to share 10 things with him that most people probably don't know.
1. He was born and raised in India
Mr. Ranadive was born in Bombay, India. He was brought up in the Juhu region. He had two older siblings. Many people don't know that his uncles were Balkrishna Trimbak Ranadive and Ahilya Rangnekar, both Indian Communist leaders. He struggled to leave India as the government refused to release foreign currency when their citizens wanted to study abroad, making it difficult for him to leave India to continue his studies in the United States.
2. He is a humble and bright person with a giving soul.
Mr. Ranadive was asked a series of questions and we were impressed with his answers, which gives us all a glimpse of the kind of person he is not in business. When asked who would be his guest for the dinner dram, he replied to Leonardo da Vinci. He also said that what brought him the most joy was “to improve people's lives”. The third question was what kind of superpower do you have. His answer to the question was simply that he was convincing people who are smarter than him to join him. This gives us some clues that he's smart, knows what kind of people to surround himself with, and really cares about his fellow humans in the world.
3. He's a good father
We also found out that Vivek Ranadive was a good dad and actively participated in events that kept him close to the children and allowed him to contribute to his local community. He even coached the middle school basketball team his daughter played in. Basketball was a total stranger to him, he had never played football himself, but he agreed because he didn't want his daughter to feel disappointed. He's a great dad who goes the extra mile for his kids and he pushed the girls on the team to behave to the best of their potential.
4. He also owns another basketball team
In addition to being part owner of the Sacramento Kings, he has also invested in a second professional ball team. Mr. Ranadive bought enough shares in the Golden State Warriors to make them part-owner of the team. He made the investment in 2013 but sold his shares in 2013.
5. His net worth is $ 700 million
We were curious about how much Mr. Vivek Ranadiv was worth compared to his personal net worth. We learned from coed.com that he had successfully amassed a fortune of $ 700 million. This is his estimated net worth as of 2019.
6. He attended college at MIT
Ranadive left India at the age of 16 to continue her secondary education. He was a very intelligent young man. He enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he obtained a bachelor's degree. He also earned a master's degree from MIT. He was still not satisfied with this level of education and therefore enrolled at Harvard University where he obtained his MBA in 1983.
7. He founded the company Unix
Immediately after completing her MBA from Harvard University, Ranadive was ready to start her own business. The very first company he started was Unix Consulting. He was a busy professional and a hard worker who rose through the ranks to managerial and executive positions. He has also worked with M / A-Com Linkbait and Fortune Systems, as well as various engineering and management positions at Ford Motor Company.
8. He also founded the Bow Company
The second company Mr. Vivek Ranadive started was Bow Company, a technology company. It would appear that he was on the verge of becoming a very successful person in the business world. Bow was a company that was formed in 2015, when the University of California entered into a partnership with him to create a company that would help connect business and technology professionals from both fields to influence in ways positive both industries. The result was Bow Capital.
9. Mr. Ranadive is the founder of Teknekron Software Systems
Vivek Ranadive had a very special talent for building successful businesses. It seemed to come naturally to him and his software systems company Teknekron is responsible for the automation on Wall Street. He created this company in 1986 with the intention of changing the world around him and his technology is now the engine that powers most of the world's financial markets. He's not done with Teknekron. He also founded TIBCO Software, Inc in 1997, which provides real-time computing solutions to governments, manufacturers, communications providers, utilities, airlines and even the Web.
10. He was poor when he left India
Vivek Ranadive only had $ 50 to his name when he left India to settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was a very determined young man who knew what he wanted to do with his life and worked very hard to continue his education and find a place in the business world. He is recognized for his creativity and innovative ideas. In addition to founding several large companies, he is also the author of three New York Times bestselling publications.
