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| Mr. Dave Katragadda holds a Masters in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, a Masters in Industrial and Systems Engineering from University of Alabama in Huntsville and Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering from Andhra University, India. |
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| Dave Katragadda is the Founder and President of The Seven Hills Group, a conglomerate with diversified holdings in sectors such as media & entertainment, technology, education, financial services, and healthcare. |
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| Before establishing the Seven Hills Group, Dave built an almost unique track record in equity and options trading on the US stock exchanges, achieving spectacular returns on his initial modest investment. Dave Katragadda utilized his exceptional skills at distilling financial information and price trends to create a portfolio of very high-performing stocks in the technology, finance and energy sectors. |
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| Prior to his fulltime trading career, Dave co-founded and ran Smart Software, a fundamental financial data analysis company subsequently acquired by McGraw Hill. Smart Software was a global pioneer in the financial data analysis business and at the time of its inception, only one among four such service providers worldwide. |
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| Dave Katragadda is also the Chairman and Founder of the Katragadda Innovative Trust for Education (KITE), which is in the process of establishing corporate training centers for IT education nationwide in India. |
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| Dave Katragadda currently sits on the board of several firms such as [212] MEDIA, a New York City based media & entertainment conglomerate, Bod Vod - a Bollywood and South Asian programming video on demand distribution company, Younan Properties – a real estate investment firm specializing in commercial properties, Trinox Infrastructure and Good Samaritan Hospital, Bakersfield. |
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| He is the Chairman of the US-Asia Business Forum, a networking and advocacy organization seeking to promote investment between the US and South Asia. He is also a leading voice within The Telugu Association of North America (TANA). |
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