Speaker Biography
Raju Rishi
Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder
Rave Wireless
Raju Rishi co-founded Rave Wireless in 2004 to unlock the potential of the mobile phone as a community-building, academic and safety tool for higher education. Raju leverages his knowledge of the complex relationships between wireless carriers, content providers, application providers and consumers gained over a career in telecommunications. He is an expert on the mobile communications lifestyle of today's youth, working with the Rave team to analyze and create tailored mobile phone applications for university students.
His previous experiences include EVP Product Management & Strategy of Vettro and executive roles at Avaya/Lucent/AT&T, where he was responsible for architecture, international R&D, product management, sales, and marketing for mobility & IP products. Raju is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, three children and two dogs.