Ravi Singh (businessman)

Ravi Singh
Dr. Ravi Singh
Born1972 (age 51–52)
EducationDoctoral specializing in social media & technology

Master of Science in Social Media Management Masters of Arts in Political Science[1]
Bachelor of Science

Honorary MIT Alumni (Sloan Business ACE Program)
Alma materNorthwestern University
Valparaiso University[2]
Known forFirst Asian candidate for Illinois Legislature[3]
Founder of ElectionMall Technologies[4]
Fought conviction of illegally influencing San Diego mayoral campaign and bribery for 8 years[5]
Notable workTwitterism: Raise Your Voice a scientific study of @RealDonaldTrump's Tweets. Leadership By Turban: An American Dream
Political partyRepublican
Awards
Websitewww.ravisingh.com

Ravi Singh (born 1972) is a Sikh American entrepreneur, author, and the first turban wearing, US military cadet (ARMY), a conservative (Republican) candidate for Illinois State Representative politician who fought conviction of 3 felony for eight (8) years regarding US Federal counts relating to a California State, San Diego mayoral election, and fought to wear his turban even in US Federal Prison during his 120 Days incarceration.[7] He was the founder and CEO of Electionmall Technologies,[8] a non-partisan marketing company that offers technology products and services tailored to those running for political office, and co-branded with Microsoft the first cloud based software, Campaign Cloud invented by him.[9] Singh became known as the first U.S. cadet to graduate from a military academy with a turban.[10][11] His 1998 bid for the Illinois Legislature made him the first Asian to ever run for the position.[3] Singh has been honored with numerous awards and recognitions including the Sikh in Media Award in 2011, and a Rising Star, a prestigious honor given in politics.[12]

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  2. ^ Smith, Wes (1 May 1994). "Trial And Error". Chicago Tribune.
  3. ^ a b Krol, Eric (9 February 1998). "Who Is Candidate Ravi Singh". Daily Herald.
  4. ^ Roberts, Cokie (18 July 2004). "Year of the Net". USA Weekend. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  5. ^ Sloss, Jason (9 September 2016). "Mexican businessman convicted in scheme to funnel money into mayoral campaigns". Fox5SanDiego. City News Service. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b "2010 Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business". Asian American Business. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Mexican Billionaire Convicted in Campaign Finance Trial". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  8. ^ "How Technology Is Revolutionizing Democracy". CNN. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  9. ^ Basu, Indrajit (15 August 2008). "The Technology Behind Election Campaigns". Digital Communities. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference SikhAchievers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Pais, Arthur J. (28 March 2003). "A Turbaned Ravi Singh Pens His American Story". India Abroad. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  12. ^ Kumari, Sushma (10 June 2007). "NRi Sikh Honored One Of The Most Prestigious Honors To Be Given In Politics". NRI Politicians. Retrieved 10 March 2013.