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{{short description|Houston-based entrepreneur (b. 1981)}}
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'''Swapnil Agarwal''' is a [[Houston]]-based entrepreneur and investor in the field of real estate.<ref name="Forbes - Oct 3, 2019">{{cite news |last1=Dukach |first1=Semyon |title=How This Immigrant Entrepreneur Turned $300,000 Into $2 Billion In 6 Years |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/semyondukach/2019/10/03/how-this-immigrant-entrepreneur-turned-300000-into-2-billion-in-6-years/#49c6872f45c9 |accessdate=7 October 2019 |work=Forbes |agency=[[Forbes]] |date=Oct 3, 2019}}</ref> Originally from India, he migrated to Texas in his early years. Launching Nitya Capital and Karya Property Management, Agarwal has been the [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award|EY U.S. Entrepreneur of the Year]] 2017.

==Background==
===Early life===
Agarwal was born in [[Agra, India]] on May 25, 1981. He moved to Houston, [[Texas]] when he was in his teens to attend Hastings High School. He graduated in finance from [[University of Texas]] with a degree in [[Bachelors of Business Administration]]. He is married to Deepika Agarwal.<ref name="Houston Business Journal - June 10, 2019">{{cite news |last1=Mathews |first1=Chris |title=Meet 2019's 40 Under 40: This self-made entrepreneur financed his way through college |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2019/06/10/meet-2019s-40-under-40-this-self-made-entrepreneur.html |accessdate=7 October 2019 |work=Houston Business Journal |agency=[[American City Business Journals]] |publisher=Houston Business Journal |date=June 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Indo American News - January 19, 2017">{{cite news |title=Role Model for Entrepreneurs: Swapnil Agarwal |url=http://www.indoamerican-news.com/role-model-for-entrepreneurs-swapnil-agarwal/ |accessdate=7 October 2019 |work=Indo American News |agency=Indo American News |date=January 19, 2017}}</ref>

===Career===
Agarwal started his career with a [[private equity fund]] in Hong Kong.<ref name="Forbes - Oct 3, 2019" /> He worked there for seven years before establishing Nitya Capital, a [[real estate investment]] firm in 2013.<ref name="Houston Chronicle - September 11, 2018">{{cite news |last1=Schuetz |first1=R.A. |title=Investor creates apartment living his immigrant family could once only dream about |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Investor-creates-apartment-living-his-immigrant-13225077.php |accessdate=7 October 2019 |work=Houston Chronicle |agency=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=September 11, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Indo American News - January 19, 2017" /> Under his leadership, the company, which employs 500 professionals<ref name="Houston Business Journal - Aug 12, 2019">{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Jonathan |title=Meet 5 Most Admired CEOs: Swapnil Agarwal, Jerry Ashworth, Jeanna Bamburg, Cynthia Barratt, Juliet Breeze |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2019/08/12/hbjs-2019-most-admired-ceos-swapnil-agarwal-jerry.html |accessdate=7 October 2019 |work=Houston Business Journal |agency=[[American City Business Journals]] |publisher=Houston Business Journal |date=August 12, 2019}}</ref> has grown to include over $1.5 billion in total assets, according to June 2019 report of Business Journal.<ref name="Houston Business Journal - June 10, 2019" /> He has also founded Karya Property Management, a property management company in 2014. In 2018, it was ranked the fastest-growing private company in Houston by [[Inc. (magazine)|Inc. 5000]].<ref name="Houston Chronicle - September 11, 2018" />

==Awards and recognition==
*2019 – Bharat Gaurav International Achievement Award by the [[British Parliament]]<ref name="Financial Post - June 23, 2019">{{cite news |title=Swapnil Agarwal Receives Prestigious Pride of India Award from British Parliament |url=https://business.financialpost.com/pmn/press-releases-pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/swapnil-agarwal-receives-prestigious-pride-of-india-award-from-british-parliament |work=Financial Post |agency=[[Financial Post]] |date=June 23, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Bloomberg - July 23, 2019">{{cite news |title=Swapnil Agarwal Receives Prestigious Pride of India Award from British Parliament |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2019-07-23/swapnil-agarwal-receives-prestigious-pride-of-india-award-from-british-parliament |accessdate=7 October 2019 |work=Bloomberg |agency=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]}}</ref>
*2019 – [[American City Business Journals|Houston Business Journal’s]] 40 Under 40<ref name="Houston Business Journal - June 10, 2019" />
*2017 – [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award|EY U.S Entrepreneur of the Year]]<ref name="Indo American News - December 21, 2017">{{cite news |last1=Vipin Varma |first1=Vanshika |title=Generating True Alpha, Nitya Capital & Karya Property Management |url=http://www.indoamerican-news.com/generating-true-alpha-nitya-capital-karya-property-management/ |accessdate=7 October 2019 |work=Indo American News |agency=Indo American News |date=December 21, 2017}}</ref><ref name="India West - June 20, 2018">{{cite news |last1=GIOVANNI ALBANESE Jr |first1=Giovanni |title=Indian American Executives Swapnil Agarwal, Dave Goswami Emerge as EY Entrepreneur of Year Regional Winners |url=https://www.indiawest.com/news/business/indian-american-executives-swapnil-agarwal-dave-goswami-emerge-as-ey/article_e08ba2ac-74b3-11e8-95e3-3ffbd5a472b1.html |accessdate=7 October 2019 |work=India West |agency=India West |date=June 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Ernst & Young - 2017">{{cite news |title=Swapnil Agarwal (Year - 2017) |url=https://eoyhof.ey.com/ |accessdate=7 October 2019 |work=Ernst & Young |agency=[[Ernst & Young]] |publisher=[[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award]]}}</ref>

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