Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Amit Raizada is the Chief Executive Officer of Spectrum Business Ventures (SBV).
Amit Raizada founded the company in 2002 with Phillip (Chuck) Rouse. Leading mergers and acquisitions efforts, deal sourcing, structuring and financing for SBV, Amit Raizada is also an active participant in designing and building the business plans and growth strategies for all companies and real estate holdings.
Amit maintains an active presence in the operations of each portfolio entity, focusing on alternative revenue streams and other growth strategies.
Amit Raizada spent the early part of his career pioneering retail sales and operations for wireless juggernaut Nextel – a model he subsequently repeated with T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon. He then went on to acquire and cultivate a private portfolio comprised of assets in industries such as technology, retail, financial services and real estate. Amit’s business interests are spread across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and Europe.
A love of art and a passion for innovation influences his business and philanthropic philosophies. Amit is an ardent supporter of organizations which demonstrate novel approaches to longstanding problems. The University of Kansas Hospital, for which Amit Raizada helped secure a first-of-its-kind cardiac technology, is one such organization.
Since the firm’s inception, Amit Raizada has grown SBV to include assets and investments representing entities in a wide range of industries. Born in New Delhi, India, Amit Raizada’s family immigrated to the United States when he was just two years old. Amit currently resides in Miami, Florida.