Mysterious India-Born Investor Earns Big From Twitter: Reports

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Rizvi was born in India and raised in Iowa Falls, Iowa, and although he is known as a quiet man, he has built a powerful and diverse group of friends from his perch in Greenwich, Connecticut, according to the Times.

Those in his circle include Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, and Salar Kamangar, chief executive of YouTube. And Rizvi has been seen partying atop Eric Schmidt's yacht, the Oasis, at Cannes, it said.

According to a Forbes profile, Rizvi has served as a member of the U.S. business magazine's Board of Directors since April 2003.

Since 2004, Rizvi has served as founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Rizvi-Traverse Management LLC and other related funds.

Rizvi has over 20 years of private equity investing experience for his own account and as a fiduciary for institutional investors through various entities or funds as founder, principal or manager, it said.

Rizvi received his BS degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and sits on the Wharton Undergraduate Executive Board.

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Source: IANS