Romesh T. Wadhwani (born 1947) is an Indian-American billionaire,[2] businessman and head of investment firm SAIGroup.
He established the Wadhwani Foundation for economic development in emerging economies, with an initial focus on India.
[7] Wadhwani was then the founder, chairman, and CEO of Aspect Development, Inc., from its startup in 1991 to its acquisition in 1999 by i2 Technologies for $9.3 billion in stock.
[8] Wadhwani has invested $1 billion in predictive and generative AI SaaS company SymphonyAI.
[9] Wadhwani is on the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, both in Washington, D.C.[citation needed] He established the Wadhwani Foundation for economic development in emerging economies in 2000,[1] with an initial focus on India.