---
title: "VoteR Connect | Vivek Ramaswamy"
url: https://voterpac.org/candidates/vivek-ramaswamy
description: "Candidate Governor Vivek Ramaswamy Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican Party candidate for Governor of Ohio in 2026, is an entrepreneur, political commentator, and author. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Indian immigrant parents, he earned a Bachelor's degree in biology from Harvard College in 2007 and a…"
lang: en
---

# Vivek Ramaswamy

Governor

Image: Vivek Ramaswamy (https://gnpjtqvbsppgcconcobr.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/candidate-headshots/candidates/b3bb6a20-5e12-4aef-8d2d-bc46555c96ea/headshot.webp?t=1767750558160)

## Vivek Ramaswamy

VoteR Endorsed

Republican

Featured

Ohio

Governor

## About

Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican Party candidate for Governor of Ohio in 2026, is an entrepreneur, political commentator, and author. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Indian immigrant parents, he earned a Bachelor's degree in biology from Harvard College in 2007 and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 2013. Prior to his political campaigns, Ramaswamy worked at QVT Financial, founded the biotech holding company Roivant Sciences in 2014, and established the investment firm Strive Asset Management in 2022. He became prominent for his 2021 book "Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam," advocating against stakeholder theory in corporations. Ramaswamy previously ran in the 2024 Republican presidential primary and was briefly tapped by Donald Trump to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency.

## Get Involved

Visit Website: https://vivekforohio.com/

## Connect

Website: https://vivekforohio.com/

## Share

## Office Details

Office: Governor

Jurisdiction: Ohio

Level: state

Term: 4

## Structured data

```json
[
  {
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "Person",
    "name": "Vivek Ramaswamy",
    "url": "https://voterconnect.lovable.app/candidates/vivek-ramaswamy",
    "description": "Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican Party candidate for Governor of Ohio in 2026, is an entrepreneur, political commentator, and author. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Indian immigrant parents, he earned a Bachelor's degree in biology from Harvard College in 2007 and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 2013. Prior to his political campaigns, Ramaswamy worked at QVT Financial, founded the biotech holding company Roivant Sciences in 2014, and established the investment firm Strive Asset Management in 2022. He became prominent for his 2021 book \"Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam,\" advocating against stakeholder theory in corporations. Ramaswamy previously ran in the 2024 Republican presidential primary and was briefly tapped by Donald Trump to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency.",
    "jobTitle": "Governor"
  },
  {
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
    "itemListElement": [
      {
        "@type": "ListItem",
        "position": 1,
        "name": "Home",
        "item": "https://voterconnect.lovable.app/"
      },
      {
        "@type": "ListItem",
        "position": 2,
        "name": "Candidates",
        "item": "https://voterconnect.lovable.app/candidates"
      },
      {
        "@type": "ListItem",
        "position": 3,
        "name": "Vivek Ramaswamy",
        "item": "https://voterconnect.lovable.app/candidates/vivek-ramaswamy"
      }
    ]
  }
]
```