Raja was born & raised in the southern part of India, where resources were very scarce.  His beginnings were so humble that he remembers sharing a 1,000 sq.-ft. home with his entire family.  From an early age, Raja admits that he wasn't the brightest student technically, but was great with people; understanding how to navigate situations to get himself out of trouble.

He didn't have much of a choice when it came to choosing a major after high school; the goal was to get a degree that was good enough to land a job that could buy him food, so he studied Industrial Production (engineering).  Since he wasn't able to land a traditional job, at the time he settled for a door-to-door sales job selling educational courses, where he remembers his salary being approximately $100/month (adjusted for inflation).  Even for India's living standards, this was a very low salary.

Fueled with motivation to succeed, Raja became a great salesman, and was eventually recruited by a recruiting firm in India (JK Consultants) to sell their services.  After 3 years, he was recruited by Aditi, a technology recruiting firm that helps businesses recruit talent for technical roles effectively.  He performed so well, that they asked him to work in the United States, and he landed in Seattle, WA with a short-term Visa.  After exceeding consistently exceeding expectations, Raja was granted a long-term Visa and is now the President & CEO of Aditi Consulting.

Aditi Consulting has almost 600 employees and was voted one of the best companies to work for in Washington by Glassdoor.

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