An Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has announced his intention to contest the 2024 US Presidential polls. He promises to Make America Great Again and to end dependence on China.
Ramaswamy is 37 years old and is originally from Kerala. His parents migrated to the United States and worked at a General Electric plant in Ohio. He is the second Indian-American after Nikki Haley to announce that he will be running for United States President.
Ramaswamy founded Roivant Sciences in 2014 and led the largest biotech IPOs of 2015 and 2016. Besides this, he has founded healthcare and technology companies too. In 2022, he launched Strive Asset Management, a new firm that focused on restoring the voices of everyday citizens in the American economy by focusing on excellence over politics.