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Ram Shriram

Kavitark Ram Shriram is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is a founding board member and one of the first investors in Google.

BORN

1956

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Key facts

Born
1956, Chennai
State of birth
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Sector
Business & industry
Profession
American businessman
Gender
Male

Biography

Kavitark Ram Shriram is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is a founding board member and one of the first investors in Google. He worked earlier in Amazon. Shriram came to Amazon.com in August 1998, when the company acquired 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.

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Timeline

  1. 1998Becomes board of directors member
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