Biography

Vivek Wadhwa is

• Vice President of Academics and Innovation, Singularity University
• Fellow, Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University
• Director of Research, Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization and Exec in Residence, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
• Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Halle Institute of Global Learning, Emory University
• Visiting Scholar, School of Information, UC–Berkeley
• Senior Research Associate, Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard Law School.

Vivek helps students prepare for the real world; lectures in class; and leads groundbreaking research projects. He is also an advisor to several startup companies, a columnist for The Washington Post and Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and writes occasionally for several international publications. Prior to joining academia in 2005, Wadhwa founded two software companies.

In the News

• Need to Know, May 11, 2012: Legal immigration, entrepreneurship
  PBS - Need to Know, May 11, 2012
• Facebook IPO Buzz Fans Valuation, Privacy Worries
  MarketWatch, May 03, 2012
• 2012 Outstanding American By Choice Recipients
  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, February 22, 2012
• 2011 Marked Another Strong Year For Venture Capital, But Will It Continue?
  San Jose Mercury News, February 21, 2012
• Facebook: Lots Of Friends, But Stock Offering Has Risks
  National Public Radio - All Things Considered, February 08, 2012

Publications & Cases

• Vivek Wadhwa, Peter Thiel Sings Siren Song to America’s Youth, Washington Post, May 22, 2012.
• Vivek Wadhwa, My Wasted Day on Capitol Hill, Washington Post, April 20, 2012.
• Vivek Wadhwa, The Face of Success, Part 5: Diversity in Silicon Valley, Inc., February 8, 2012.
• Vivek Wadhwa, The Face of Success, Part 4: Blacks in Silicon Valley, Inc., Feb. 2, 2012.
• Vivek Wadhwa, Social Media’s Role in Politics, Washington Post, Jan. 25, 2012.
• Vivek Wadhwa, The Face of Success, Part 3: Women and Venture Capital, Inc., Jan. 25, 2012.
• Vivek Wadhwa, The Face of Success, Part 2: Where Are All the Female Tech Geniuses?, Inc. Jan. 16, 2012.
• Vivek Wadhwa, The Face of Success, Part I: How the Indians Conquered Silicon Valley, Inc., Jan. 13, 2012.