Raj Karan is a technocrat, entrepreneur, and humanitarian with exceptional management skills and technical expertise. With over two decades of experience, he has played a significant role in commercializing some of the world’s top 50 technologies, successfully launching enterprise-class products for Fortune 100 clients across the United States and globally. Raj is a visionary leader, well-respected for his dedication to world peace, humanitarian causes, and environmental harmony. Whether working in the national or international sphere, leading successful business enterprises, or driving global development projects, Mr. Raj is a consummate professional committed to making the world a better place.
Previously, at LGK & Mallawa, Raj founded Stay In Touch, a telecom enterprise software company catering to major telecom clients, including Rogers, AT&T, TATA DoCoMo, Bharati Airtel, BSNL, and other operators and systems integrators across North America and the Asia-Pacific region. As part of Microsoft’s M&A and venture integration team, Raj led multiple acquisitions, managing deals ranging from $100 million to $6 billion as a Business and Enterprise Architect.
Raj has built a progressive career spanning IT, operations, finance, strategy, enterprise-business architecture, and mergers and acquisitions, achieving a solid track record of growth for both Fortune 500 companies and high-growth businesses in the information technology and telecommunications sectors. As President & CEO of LGK & Mallawa, Raj oversees all aspects of business initiation, development, growth, and daily R&D, technology, finance, and strategy operations. He also serves as an advisory and board member for several companies, including government entities in the U.S., India, and the UAE. In his role as President & CEO of Mallawa Ventures, Raj is recognized as a technocrat, serial entrepreneur, business architect, and humanitarian, celebrated for his contributions to world peace, humanitarian causes, and environmental sustainability.
Raj holds an MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a focus on finance and entrepreneurship. He was mentored by Professor Paul Majelli, a visionary in his field. Raj also completed an International Business program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and earned an MS and BS in Computer Science from Osmania University in India. In his free time, he enjoys music, golf, and cricket and is a member of the Luminair Flying Club. He resides in Chicago, USA, and maintains satellite offices in Dubai and India.
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Raj Karan is a technocrat, entrepreneur, and humanitarian with exceptional management skills and technical expertise. With over two decades of experience, he has played a significant role in commercializing some of the world’s top 50 technologies, successfully launching enterprise-class products for Fortune 100 clients across the United States and globally.
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