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| Dave Katragadda was born in Chiluvuru Village; Duggirala mandal of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh located in India. |
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| Mr. Dave Prasad Katragadda’s father Mr. Katragadda Venkata Subbaiah garu rendered many useful services to his village. He started a Higher Elementary School and built transportation facilities for the villagers. Being born into a benevolent family Dev grew up under discipline and with focus. |
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| He obtained his Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Andhra University and then his Masters degree in California. |
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| Dave started his entrepreneurial journey when he co-founded and ran Smart Software, a fundamental financial data analysis company subsequently acquired by McGraw Hill. At the time of its inception, Smart Software was only one among four such service providers worldwide. |
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| Dave Katragadda eventually heralded his full time trading career and built a unique track record in equity and options trading on the US stock exchanges, achieving spectacular returns on his initial modest investments. Dave Katragadda used his amazing skills at filtering financial data and pricing trends to create a portfolio of high-performing stocks in the technology, finance and energy sectors |
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| Today Mr. Dave Prasad Katragadda is a renowned global Indian, who is well known for his diversified contribution to overall economic and socio cultural development.
He has contributed to the development of various sectors such as technology, education, financial services, healthcare, media & entertainment. He has been instrumental in the conception and development of several startups that today have grown up to be independent businesses. |
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| Read more about his career in the achievements page. |
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| Dave Katragadda is also a highly respected philanthropist. Dave donated generously for the causes dear to him such as the Clinton Global Initiatives Fund, Women International and the Hindu Temple of Bakersfield. He is also a leading voice within The Telugu Association of North America (TANA). And he has supported and initiated technological development plans for the farmers in Indian village heartlands. |
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