Rizwan Koita
Rizwan Koita | |
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Born |
December 12, 1969 India |
Residence | Mumbai, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (MIT), Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
Occupation | Co-founder and CEO of CitiusTech |
Rizwan Koita (born 12 December 1969) is the co founder and CEO of CitiusTech,[1] a healthcare technology solutions and services provider, with a presence in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He founded CitiusTech in 2005 along with his colleague Jagdish Moorjani.[2] CitiusTech has won several awards in healthcare technology including American Business Award (Stevie Award),[3] Red Herring in 2011[4] and has been consistently recognized among Best Companies to Work for[5] in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 by the Great Place to Work® Institute India.
Education
Rizwan holds a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and a S.M. in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA.
Career
Rizwan began his professional career in 1995 as a Management Consultant with McKinsey & Company.[6] In 1999, Rizwan co-founded TransWorks (now Minacs), which was acquired by the Aditya Birla Group in 2003,[7][8] marking its foray into the BPO market.
In 2005, Rizwan co-founded CitiusTech. CitiusTech provides healthcare technology solutions and services related to hospitals/IDNs, Payers/Health Plans, Life Science Companies.[9] In 2014, General Atlantic invested over $100 million in CitiusTech.[10][11]
Awards
- Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2013[12]
- The Indo-American Society's 'Young Achievers Award in Business', 2002
- IIT Bombay Institute Medal, 1992
References
- ↑ "Rizwan Koita". Businessweek, October 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Three IITians who founded CitiusTech". Economic Times, May 1, 2014.
- ↑ "American Business Awards 2015".
- ↑ "Red Herring North America Winners".
- ↑ "50 best Tech firms to work in India". www.greatplacetowork.in. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ↑ "The McKinsey Network" (PDF).
- ↑ "Aditya Birla Group acquires TransWorks for $13 mn". Jun 21, 2003 – via Economic Times.
- ↑ "AV Birla buys TransWorks for $13m". Silicon India News. 23 June 2003.
- ↑ "CitiusTech website".
- ↑ "General Atlantic Partners picks up strategic stake in CitiusTech". Mar 21, 2014 – via Economic Times.
- ↑ "General Atlantic invests in healthcare tech firm CitiusTech". March 20, 2014 – via Business Standard.
- ↑ "Rizwan Koita: Entrepreneur Of The Year - Start-Up India 2013". Ernst & Young, February 21, 2014.
External links
- Rizwan Koita Profiles
- About CitiusTech
- Rizwan Koita on CitiusTech developing intelligent “push” technology platform for the KeyHIE® network. BusinessWire, September 8, 2016
- Rizwan Koita on 25 years of Liberalization Reforms in India. Economic Times, July 29, 2016
- Article by Rizwan Koita: How to Transform Healthcare in India. Livemint, May 20, 2016
- CitiusTech looks at acquisitions, global expansion, Economic Times, January 7, 2016
- HIStalk Interviews Rizwan Koita, HIStalk January 30, 2015
- CitiusTech On Forbes Hidden Gems List. Forbes India, July 22, 2014
- Video: Rizwan Koita - EY Entrepreneur of the Year India, Start-up
- Article by Rizwan Koita: Aging Populations Mean Big Opportunities in Health Care IT CNBC, November 1, 2012
- Article by Rizwan Koita: Will Facebook Revolutionize Healthcare?. CNBC, May 18, 2012