Synopsis I think the country is ready for his message. He is young, smart, and talented, and will attract the centre to the right to win. He speaks hard truths which many believe but fear to say," Ackman tweeted while sharing a video of Ramaswamy. IANSHINDI Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy Amid the politically heated atmosphere for the presidential run in the United States, American investor Bill Ackman made a bold and early call that " Vivek Ramaswamy , who is of Indian descent, will run for POTUS and win!" I think the country is ready for his message. He is young, smart, and talented, and will attract the centre to the right to win. He speaks hard truths which many believe but fear to say," Ackman tweeted while sharing a video of Ramaswamy. I am going to make a bold and early call. @VivekGRamaswamy will run for POTUS and win. I think the country is ready… https://t. co/iE59n2cqqd — Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) 1676485544000 Ackman’s comment comes as the Indian-American Republican aspires to announce his 2024 presidential bid. The 37-year-old millionaire has been doing test runs, giving speeches at various events and has been conducting fact-finding missions in Iowa. Who is Vivek Ramaswamy? Cincinnati is where Ramaswamy was born. His parents were Indian immigrants from Kerala; his mother was a geriatric psychiatrist and his father was a General Electric engineer. He received his education at Yale and Harvard . His current net wealth exceeds $500 million, more than enough to fund the start of his campaign in the important early states. Cincinnati is where Ramaswamy was born. His parents were Indian immigrants from Kerala; his mother was a geriatric psychiatrist and his father was a General Electric engineer. He received his education at Yale and Harvard. His current net wealth exceeds $500 million, more than enough to fund the start of his campaign in the important early states. Ramaswamy is an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) sceptic who criticises "wokeism" and socially responsible investing, according to Politico . Vivek Ramaswamy's prominence He got popularity months after Rishi Sunak , who is of Indian descent, unexpectedly became the prime minister of the United Kingdom. Ramaswamy first rose to prominence as an accomplished biotech businessman and drug developer who produced five FDA-approved medicines. Additionally, in 2014 he founded Roivant Sciences, a business that does pharmaceutical research. “The threat of being labelled a “racist" has created a new culture of fear in our country - fear of losing your job, fear of your kids getting a bad grade, fear of becoming a pariah," Ramaswamy captioned the video of his speech on racism. “Fear is infectious. But courage can be contagious too. " Nikki Haley, the first Republican challenger to former US President Donald Trump, declared her candidature on February 14 while Trump launched his reelection campaign in November. Don’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp. click here! Thursday, 16 Feb, 2023 Experience Your Economic Times Newspaper, The Digital Way! Read Complete Print Edition » Front Page Pure Politics ET Markets Smart Investing More RBI Okays Licences for 32 Payment Aggregators Payment arms of US technology majors Amazon and Google, along with Reliance Payment Solutions that is part of Reliance Jio Infocomm, were among the 32 firms given in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday to operate as online payment aggregators. ET GBS to See Exchange of Powerful Ideas The next two days will see the return of the country’s foremost ideas forum, bringing together thought leaders and innovators from the world of politics, business, economy and entrepreneurship. Read More News on Bill Ackman rishi sunak harvard general electric politico trump vivek ramaswamy (Catch all the Business News , Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times . ) Download The Economic Times News App to get Daily Market Updates & Live Business News. . . . more less ETPrime stories of the day Real Estate Interest rates are rising, so are rental yields. Is it the right time to invest in property? 8 mins read 3 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Swiggy’s “poor judgement” 3 mins read Strategy Stock Radar: Technical charts suggest HDFC Bank is likely to hit fresh record highs in next 3-6 months; time to buy? 3 mins read Subscribe to ETPrime.