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	'''Kavitark Ram Shriram''' (born 1956/57) is an Indian-American billionaire businessman. He is a founding [[board member]] and one of the first investors in [[Google]].<ref name=ndtv>{{cite web\|title=Future of Internet is bright in India\|url=http://www.ndtvprofit.com/2008/03/29200359/Future-of-Internet-is-bright-i.html\|publisher=NDTV\|access-date=2008-06-04\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514053213/http://www.ndtvprofit.com/2008/03/29200359/Future-of-Internet-is-bright-i.html\|archive-date=14 May 2008\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=redif>{{cite web\|title= 2 Indians in Forbes' richest Americans list \|url=http://in.rediff.com/money/2006/sep/22indians.htm\|publisher=rediff \|access-date=2008-06-04}}</ref> He was earlier employed by [[Amazon (company)\|Amazon]], working for [[Jeff Bezos]]. Shriram came to Amazon.com in August 1998, when the company acquired [[Amazon (company)#Junglee\|Junglee]], an online comparison shopping firm of which Shriram was president. Before Junglee and Amazon, Shriram was a member of the [[Netscape]] executive team, joining them in 1994, before they shipped products or posted revenue.<ref name=redif/> In 2014, the Shrirams donated $61M to the newly established Stanford School of Bioengineering.<ref>{{Cite web\|last1=Stanford\|first1=© Stanford University\|last2=Notice\|first2=California 94305 Copyright Complaints Trademark\|date=2014-06-09\|title=Bioengineering and chemical engineering building at Stanford named for gifts from Ram and Vijay Shriram\|url=http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/june/building4-shriram-donors-061914.html\|access-date=2021-02-08\|website=Stanford University\|language=en}}</ref> In 2020, Ram Shriram was selected for the Ellis Island medal of honor.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Reporter\|first=India-West Staff\|title=Prominent Indian Americans Ram Shriram, Chandrika Tandon Named Ellis Island Medal Recipients\|url=https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/prominent-indian-americans-ram-shriram-chandrika-tandon-named-ellis-island-medal-recipients/article_c725bb3c-9c74-11ea-a8d2-4b7ea1edc701.html\|access-date=2021-02-08\|website=India West\|language=en}}</ref> According to ''[[Forbes]]'', as of September 2020, his net worth was $2.3 billion.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/\|access-date=2020-09-28\|website=www.forbes.com\|title=The Forbes 400 2020: The Richest People in America}}</ref>		'''Kavitark Ram Shriram''' (born 1956/57) is an Indian-American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is a founding [[board member]] and one of the first investors in [[Google]].<ref name=ndtv>{{cite web\|title=Future of Internet is bright in India\|url=http://www.ndtvprofit.com/2008/03/29200359/Future-of-Internet-is-bright-i.html\|publisher=NDTV\|access-date=2008-06-04\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514053213/http://www.ndtvprofit.com/2008/03/29200359/Future-of-Internet-is-bright-i.html\|archive-date=14 May 2008\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=redif>{{cite web\|title= 2 Indians in Forbes' richest Americans list \|url=http://in.rediff.com/money/2006/sep/22indians.htm\|publisher=rediff \|access-date=2008-06-04}}</ref> He was earlier employed by [[Amazon (company)\|Amazon]], working for [[Jeff Bezos]]. Shriram came to Amazon.com in August 1998, when the company acquired [[Amazon (company)#Junglee\|Junglee]], an online comparison shopping firm of which Shriram was president. Before Junglee and Amazon, Shriram was a member of the [[Netscape]] executive team, joining them in 1994, before they shipped products or posted revenue.<ref name=redif/>

			According to ''[[Forbes]]'', as of September 2020, his net worth was $2.3 billion.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/\|access-date=2020-09-28\|website=www.forbes.com\|title=The Forbes 400 2020: The Richest People in America}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	==Career==		==Career==
	~~He is a founding board member of~~ [[~~Google~~]] ~~and [24]7 ([[24~~/~~7 Customer]])~~. Shriram ~~is an investor in~~ a ~~global mobile ad network,~~ [[~~InMobi~~]], ~~and [[Protocol Labs]], which founded the open-source public cryptocurrency~~ [[~~Filecoin]]. He is also on the board of directors of Alphabet~~ (~~Google~~)~~, [[Paperless Post~~]], [[~~Yubico~~]], ~~Abacus~~.AI, ~~Antheia~~, ~~GoForward, and EasyPost~~.		Shriram started his career with [[Bell-Northern Research]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/guide-to-individual-donors/kavitark-ram-shriram.html\|title=Ram and Vijay Shriram\|website=Inside Philanthropy}}</ref>

			In 1994, he became a vice president of [[Netscape]].<ref name="auto"/> Later, he also served as a president of [[Amazon (company)#Junglee\|Junglee]].<ref name="auto"/>

			Shriram started Sherpalo, a [[venture capital]] firm that invests in promising new disruptive technologies, in January 2000.<ref name="auto"/>

			In 2020, Ram Shriram was selected for the Ellis Island medal of honor.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Reporter\|first=India-West Staff\|title=Prominent Indian Americans Ram Shriram, Chandrika Tandon Named Ellis Island Medal Recipients\|url=https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/prominent-indian-americans-ram-shriram-chandrika-tandon-named-ellis-island-medal-recipients/article_c725bb3c-9c74-11ea-a8d2-4b7ea1edc701.html\|access-date=2021-02-08\|website=India West\|language=en}}</ref>

	Shriram ~~started Sherpalo,~~<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=~~https~~://~~www~~.~~sherpalo~~.~~com~~/\|title=~~Welcome \| Sherpalo Ventures~~\|website=~~www.sherpalo.com~~}}</ref> a [[~~venture capital~~]] ~~firm that invests in promising new disruptive technologies, in January 2000~~.		==Philanthropy==
			Shriram and his wife have donated funds through education-focused Dhanam Foundation.<ref name="auto"/> They have funded Shriram Family Professorship in Science Education and the Shriram Family Fellowship in Science Education at [[Stanford Graduate School of Education]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/june/building4-shriram-donors-061914.html\|title=Bioengineering and chemical engineering building at Stanford named for gifts from Ram and Vijay Shriram\|first1=© Stanford University\|last1=Stanford\|first2=California 94305 Copyright Complaints Trademark\|last2=Notice\|date=9 June 2014\|website=Stanford University}}</ref> They have also funded $57 million to establish Shriram Center for Bioengineering & Chemical Engineering at [[Stanford University]].<ref name="auto"/>

			In 2014, the Shriram along with his wife donated $61 million to the newly established Stanford School of Bioengineering.<ref>{{Cite web\|last1=Stanford\|first1=© Stanford University\|last2=Notice\|first2=California 94305 Copyright Complaints Trademark\|date=2014-06-09\|title=Bioengineering and chemical engineering building at Stanford named for gifts from Ram and Vijay Shriram\|url=http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/june/building4-shriram-donors-061914.html\|access-date=2021-02-08\|website=Stanford University\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	~~Shriram~~ is married ~~and has 2~~ daughters.<ref name="Forbes" />		He is married to Vijay Shriram.<ref name="auto"/> They have two daughters.<ref name="Forbes" />

	==References==		==References==
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ram Shriram
| image = Ram Shriram.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|53|2010|3|10}}<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web|title=Forbes profile: Kavitark Ram Shriram|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/kavitark-ram-shriram/|website=Forbes|access-date=3 October 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Madras]], India
| citizenship = American
| alma_mater = [[Loyola College, Chennai]]<br>[[University of Madras]]
| occupation = Businessman
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| spouse = Married
| children = 2
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'''Kavitark Ram Shriram''' (born 1956/57) is an Indian-American billionaire businessman. He is a founding [[board member]] and one of the first investors in [[Google]].<ref name=ndtv>{{cite web|title=Future of Internet is bright in India|url=http://www.ndtvprofit.com/2008/03/29200359/Future-of-Internet-is-bright-i.html|publisher=NDTV|access-date=2008-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514053213/http://www.ndtvprofit.com/2008/03/29200359/Future-of-Internet-is-bright-i.html|archive-date=14 May 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=redif>{{cite web|title= 2 Indians in Forbes' richest Americans list |url=http://in.rediff.com/money/2006/sep/22indians.htm|publisher=rediff |access-date=2008-06-04}}</ref> He was earlier employed by [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]], working for [[Jeff Bezos]]. Shriram came to Amazon.com in August 1998, when the company acquired [[Amazon (company)#Junglee|Junglee]], an online comparison shopping firm of which Shriram was president. Before Junglee and Amazon, Shriram was a member of the [[Netscape]] executive team, joining them in 1994, before they shipped products or posted revenue.<ref name=redif/> In 2014, the Shrirams donated $61M to the newly established Stanford School of Bioengineering.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Stanford|first1=© Stanford University|last2=Notice|first2=California 94305 Copyright Complaints Trademark|date=2014-06-09|title=Bioengineering and chemical engineering building at Stanford named for gifts from Ram and Vijay Shriram|url=http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/june/building4-shriram-donors-061914.html|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Stanford University|language=en}}</ref> In 2020, Ram Shriram was selected for the Ellis Island medal of honor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reporter|first=India-West Staff|title=Prominent Indian Americans Ram Shriram, Chandrika Tandon Named Ellis Island Medal Recipients|url=https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/prominent-indian-americans-ram-shriram-chandrika-tandon-named-ellis-island-medal-recipients/article_c725bb3c-9c74-11ea-a8d2-4b7ea1edc701.html|access-date=2021-02-08|website=India West|language=en}}</ref> According to ''[[Forbes]]'', as of September 2020, his net worth was $2.3 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/|access-date=2020-09-28|website=www.forbes.com|title=The Forbes 400 2020: The Richest People in America}}</ref>

==Early life==
Shriram holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from [[Loyola College, Chennai]] of the [[University of Madras]].<ref name="Forbes" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000130817919000205/lgoog2019_def14a.htm|title=ALPHABET INC. - DEF 14 A|website=www.sec.gov}}</ref>

==Career==
He is a founding board member of [[Google]] and [24]7 ([[24/7 Customer]]). Shriram is an investor in a global mobile ad network, [[InMobi]], and [[Protocol Labs]], which founded the open-source public cryptocurrency [[Filecoin]]. He is also on the board of directors of Alphabet (Google), [[Paperless Post]], [[Yubico]], Abacus.AI, Antheia, GoForward, and EasyPost.

Shriram started Sherpalo,<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sherpalo.com/|title=Welcome | Sherpalo Ventures|website=www.sherpalo.com}}</ref> a [[venture capital]] firm that invests in promising new disruptive technologies, in January 2000.

==Personal life==
Shriram is married and has 2 daughters.<ref name="Forbes" />

==References==
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