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Rajesh Anandan

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Rajesh Nandan is a social entrepreneur and serves as the senior vice president at the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.

Career

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Having joined UNICEF in 2009, Anandan serves as Senior Vice President of Private Sector Partnerships. In 2011, he launched UNICEF Ventures, a $400M portfolio fund for incubating businesses to accelerate innovation.[1] He Founded ULTRA, a technology services company that includes ULTRA TESTING, a venture that employs individuals with autism.[2][3]

Personal life

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Originally from Sri Lanka, Anandan graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1995 with a Bsc in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.

References

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  1. ^ "Rajesh Anandan". unicefusa.org. UNICEF USA.
  2. ^ "Creating Jobs For Adults With Autism". slice.mit.edu. MIT. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. ^ Taube, Aaron. "Two MIT Grads Founded A Startup That Almost Exclusively Employs People On The Autism Spectrum". businessinsider.com. Business Insider. Retrieved 24 September 2014.