Vivek Wadhwa is Vice President of Academics and Innovation, Singularity University; Fellow, Arthur & Toni Rembe 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; and Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Halle Institute of Global Learning, Emory University. He 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.


Start-up Visa: Let's Welcome Immigrant Entrepreneurs

A few policy changes would make it easier for immigrants to come to the U.S. and create jobs and growth.  Read story

Why Entrepreneurship Needs Immigrants

Immigrants are vital to the creation of businesses in the U.S., especially Silicon Valley tech start-ups.  Read story

The Face of Success, Part 5: Diversity in Silicon Valley

It is possible for Silicon Valley to become the meritocracy it claims to be. The first step is to admit that we're not quite there--yet.  Read story

The Face of Success, Part 4: Blacks in Silicon Valley

If you think the dearth of women polarizes Silicon Valley, just read what happened when I spoke out about the lack of black tech CEOs.  Read story

Women and Venture Capital

Silicon Valley appears to be the world's greatest meritocracy. Unless you're a female entrepreneur trying to raise venture funding.  Read story

The Face of Success, Part 2: Where Are All the Female Tech Geniuses?

The success of Indians had me convinced that Silicon Valley was a model meritocracy. But if that's true, where are all the women? Part 2 of 5.  Read story

The Face of Success, Part I: How the Indians Conquered Silicon Valley

The Indians are Silicon Valley's most successful immigrants. What have they done right, and what can women and other races learn from them? Part 1 of 5.  Read story