Viren Kapadia

Viren Kapadia
Born1967 (1967)
Valsad, Gujarat, India
EducationUniversity of Connecticut (BA) University of New Haven (MBA)
Occupation(s)President and CEO of Gyrus Systems [1][2] Former Chief Information Officer and Sourcing Officer at Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs Co. (now Willis Group)[3][4]
SpouseSmita Kapadia (m. 1993)
Children2
Websitehttps://www.gyrus.com/about[1]

Viren Kapadia (born 1967) is president and CEO of Gyrus Systems, a Learning Management System (LMS) since 2009.[2] He previously worked as a chief information officer (CIO) for Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs Co. (now Willis Group) from 2006 to 2008 and as a vice president of information technology at General Electric from 1997 to 2006.[4][3]

Kapadia is on the board of directors for Virginia College Fund [5], on the board for Virginia Value Veterans[6], and an advisory board member for the University of Connecticut School of Business MS FinTech. [7]

Early life

Viren Kapadia was born the youngest of four children to Hasu and Rasik Kapadia in Valsad Gujarat.[2] He lived in Gujarat until he was 16 then his family moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1983.

Education

Kapadia attended the University of Connecticut School of Business and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Accounting, 1989.[2] He received his MBA in International Business at the University of New Haven, 1995.[2] He was part of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses National Cohort program for Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies in 2018 at Babson College.[8]

Career

After college, Kapadia worked as a Software Developer with Emery Worldwide in Wilton, Connecticut. In 1991, he worked at Aetna headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut as a Software Developer Manager. In 2001, Kapadia started working at GE, where various insurance business of GE were renamed Genworth Financial.[9][10] While at Genworth Financial in 2003, Kapadia along with Bryon Tatsumi and Steven E. Tivey made a patent, filed June 25, 2003 and date of Patent June 9, 2009.[11] In 2006, Kapadia worked for Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs Co. (now Willis Group) as chief information officer and Sourcing Officer.[3] In 2009, Kapadia became the president and CEO of Gyrus System.[4][12] His business was featured in the Wall Street Journal as one of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses in November 2023. [13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gyrus About Us Page". Gyrus. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Getting to know: Viren Kapadia of Gyrus Systems". The Richmond Times Dispatch. The Richmond Times Dispatch. July 31, 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Plunkett, Jack W. (November 2008). Plunkett's Insurance Industry Almanac 2009: Insurance Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies. Plunkett Research Ltd; Pap/Cdr edition (November 3, 2008). ISBN 978-1593921330.
  4. ^ a b c Tupponce, Joan (April 10, 2016). "Trade Names: Henrico learning management firm expanding". The Richmond Times Dispatch. The Richmond Times Dispatch. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. ^ The Virginia College Fund Directors
  6. ^ Board of Virginia Value Veterans
  7. ^ Advisory Board for Graduate Programs in Financial Technology
  8. ^ Goldman Sachs 10KSB
  9. ^ Quint, Michael (December 27, 1995). "GE Capital To Acquire An Insurer". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  10. ^ "US recoeded largest number of IPOS in 2004 since internet bubble". AltAssets. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  11. ^ Kapadia, Viren; Tatsumi, Byron; Tivey, Steven E. "Systems and methods for distribution of sales leads". Justia Patents. US Patents. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Gyrus Systems Enhances LMS Solution with New Content Authoring Partner SoftChalk". SoftChalk. Softchalk, LLC. April 11, 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  13. ^ = WSJ November 2023