Viren Kapadia

Viren Kapadia (born 1967) is president and CEO of Gyrus Systems, a Learning Management System (LMS) since 2009.[2] He previously worked as a chief information officer (CIO) for Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs Co. (now Willis Group) from 2006 to 2008 and as a vice president of information technology at General Electric from 1997 to 2006.[4][3]

Viren Kapadia
Born1967 (1967)
Valsad, Gujarat, India
EducationUniversity of Connecticut (BA) University of New Haven (MBA)
Occupation(s)President and CEO of Gyrus Systems [1][2] Former Chief Information Officer and Sourcing Officer at Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs Co. (now Willis Group)[3][4]
SpouseSmita Kapadia (m. 1993)
Children2
Websitehttps://www.gyrus.com/about[1]

Kapadia is on the board of directors for Virginia College Fund [5] and on the Board for Virginia Value Veterans.[6]

Early life

Viren Kapadia was born the youngest of four children to Hasu and Rasik Kapadia in Valsad Gujarat.[2] He lived in Gujarat until he was 16 then his family moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1983.

Education

Kapadia attended the University of Connecticut School of Business and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Accounting, 1989.[2] He received his MBA in International Business at the University of New Haven, 1995.[2]

Career

After college, Kapadia worked as a Software Developer with Emery Worldwide in Wilton, Connecticut. In 1991, he worked at Aetna headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut as a Software Developer Manager. In 2001, Kapadia started working at GE, where various insurance business of GE were renamed Genworth Financial.[7][8] While at Genworth Financial in 2003, Kapadia along with Bryon Tatsumi and Steven E. Tivey made a patent, filed June 25, 2003 and date of Patent June 9, 2009.[9] In 2006, Kapadia worked for Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs Co. (now Willis Group) as chief information officer and Sourcing Officer.[3] In 2009, Kapadia became the president and CEO of Gyrus System.[4][10]

References
  1. "Gyrus About Us Page". Gyrus. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. "Getting to know: Viren Kapadia of Gyrus Systems". The Richmond Times Dispatch. The Richmond Times Dispatch. July 31, 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. Plunkett, Jack W. (November 2008). Plunkett's Insurance Industry Almanac 2009: Insurance Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies. Plunkett Research Ltd; Pap/Cdr edition (November 3, 2008). ISBN 978-1593921330.
  4. Tupponce, Joan (April 10, 2016). "Trade Names: Henrico learning management firm expanding". The Richmond Times Dispatch. The Richmond Times Dispatch. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. The Virginia College Fund Directors
  6. Board of Virginia Value Veterans
  7. Quint, Michael (December 27, 1995). "GE Capital To Acquire An Insurer". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. "US recoeded largest number of IPOS in 2004 since internet bubble". AltAssets. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. Kapadia, Viren; Tatsumi, Byron; Tivey, Steven E. "Systems and methods for distribution of sales leads". Justia Patents. US Patents. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  10. "Gyrus Systems Enhances LMS Solution with New Content Authoring Partner SoftChalk". SoftChalk. Softchalk, LLC. April 11, 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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