Raj Rajaratnam is the founder of Galleon Group, a New York based hedge fund management firm. He is the richest Sri Lankan born person in the world. On October 16, 2009 he was arrested by the FBI on allegation of insider trading. Due to his arrest and subsequent release on bail, he has indicated that he will wind down his holdings in the Galleon fund by January 2010.
He was born in Sri Lanka, and according to the widely read newspaper the Island attended S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, there are some websites that say he attended S. Thomas' Preparatory School, Kollupitiya,.. He then moved to England to complete his schooling, and studied engineering at the University of Sussex in England. Rajaratnam earned an M.B.A. from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1983. He is married with three children. Read More
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By Reuters
Using FBI wiretaps, email, phone records and the testimony of a Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N> director, U.S. prosecutors drew a picture for jurors on Thursday of events that led to the insider-trading trial of onetime corporate star Rajat Gupta. (May 24)
MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, COURT, RUSSIA, NEW YORK, MANAGEMENT, FBI
By Reuters
A New York jury on Wednesday heard former Goldman director Rajat Gupta on a FBI wiretap casually discussing business with Raj Rajaratnam, the now-imprisoned hedge fund founder he is accused of tipping off about boardroom secrets. (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: APPLE INC., GOLDMAN SACHS, LLOYD BLANKFEIN, COURT, NEW YORK, INTEL
By Reuters
The deal that gave Goldman Sachs Group Inc a $5 billion boost from renowned investor Warren Buffet at the height of the 2008 financial crisis was "as top secret as you could get," a leading banker testified at the insider-trading trial of onetime Goldman board member Rajat Gupta. (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, LEHMAN BROTHERS, LLOYD BLANKFEIN, COURT, NEW YORK, INSIDER TRADING
By Reuters
Former Goldman Sachs director and McKinsey & Co executive Rajat Gupta was on a list of "important people" that now-imprisoned hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam was willing to be disturbed to take their phone calls, his onetime secretary tes... (May 22)
MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, COURT, NEW YORK, INTEL, MANAGEMENT, INSIDER TRADING
By Reuters
Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta "threw away his duties" by divulging bank secrets to hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, a U.S. prosecutor said at the start of Gupta's insider-trading trial on Monday. (May 21)
MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, LLOYD BLANKFEIN, COURT, INDIA, NEW YORK, MANAGEMENT
By Reuters
Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta "threw away his duties" by divulging bank secrets to hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, a U.S. prosecutor said at the start of Gupta's insider-trading trial on Monday. (May 21)
MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, LLOYD BLANKFEIN, COURT, INDIA, NEW YORK, MANAGEMENT
By Reuters UK
A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N> board member "threw away his duties" in divulging secrets about the investment bank to now-imprisoned hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, a U.S. prosecutor said at the start of a major insider-trading trial on Monday. (May 21)
MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, LLOYD BLANKFEIN, COURT, INDIA, NEW YORK, MANAGEMENT
By Reuters UK
The insider-trading trial of former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta, who is accused of spilling secrets about the investment bank, began on Monday with the government saying it would call a former top Goldman banker and a current board member as two of its first witnesses. (May 21)
MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, LLOYD BLANKFEIN, COURT, INDIA, NEW YORK, AMERICAN AIRLINES
By IBTimes UK
Previous global corporate icon stands trial for conspiracy and securities fraud in the Federal District Court of Manhattan today. (May 21)
MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, INSIDER TRADING, NEW YORK
By Reuters
Barely a day went by at the insider-trading trial of multimillionaire hedge-fund founder Raj Rajaratnam a year ago without mention of Rajat Gupta, a boldface name in business and charity circles. (May 21)
MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, LLOYD BLANKFEIN, COURT, INDIA, NEW YORK, AMERICAN AIRLINES
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