Romesh Wadhwani

Indian-American businessman
Person human Q7363177
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Romesh Wadhwani

Summary

Romesh Wadhwani is a human[1]. His place of birth was Karachi[2]. He was born on +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a businessperson[4] and philanthropist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (187 views/month, #7,152 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Romesh Wadhwani was born in Karachi[2].
  • Romesh Wadhwani was born on +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Romesh Wadhwani held citizenship in India[7].
  • Romesh Wadhwani held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Romesh Wadhwani's professions included businessperson[4].
  • Romesh Wadhwani's professions included philanthropist[5].
  • Romesh Wadhwani was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[9].
  • Romesh Wadhwani's education included a stint at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay[10].
  • Romesh Wadhwani received the Padma Shri in trade and industry[11].
  • Romesh Wadhwani's image is recorded as The Chairman, Wadhwani Foundation, Dr. Romesh Wadhwani calling on the Union Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, in New Delhi on February 17, 2016 (cropped).jpg[12].
  • Romesh Wadhwani is recorded as male[13].
  • Romesh Wadhwani's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Romesh Wadhwani's residence is recorded as Palo Alto[15].
  • Romesh Wadhwani's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0805pz0[16].
  • Romesh Wadhwani's family name is recorded as Wadhwani[17].
  • Romesh Wadhwani's given name is recorded as Romesh[18].
  • Romesh Wadhwani's birth name is recorded as Romesh Tekchand Wadhwani[19].
  • Romesh Wadhwani's net worth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4917', 'amount': '+5500000000'}[20].
  • Romesh Wadhwani's sibling is recorded as Sunil Wadhwani[21].
  • Romesh Wadhwani's LinkedIn personal profile ID is recorded as romesh-wadhwani[22].

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Origins and Family

Born in Karachi[2], Romesh Wadhwani… he was born on +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Carnegie Mellon University[9], a private university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1900[25], headquartered in Pittsburgh[26] and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay[10], an institute of technology[27], in India[28], founded in 1958[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include businessperson[4] and philanthropist[5].

Recognition

Romesh Wadhwani received the Padma Shri in trade and industry[11].

Why It Matters

Romesh Wadhwani ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (187 views/month, #7,152 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Romesh Wadhwani born?

Romesh Wadhwani was born in Karachi[2].

What did Romesh Wadhwani do for work?

Romesh Wadhwani worked as businessperson[4] and philanthropist[5].

Where did Romesh Wadhwani go to school?

Romesh Wadhwani was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[9] and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay[10].

What awards did Romesh Wadhwani receive?

Honors received include Padma Shri in trade and industry[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . mha.gov.in. Retrieved . mha.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . privatefunddata.com. privatefunddata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . forbes.com. Retrieved . forbes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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