Who Is Rama Raju Mantena?
Rama Raju Mantena is a prominent figure in the US pharmaceutical industry, originally from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. He moved to the United States in the 1980s and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) and pursued clinical pharmacy studies at the University of Maryland.
He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, a company with operations and research and development centers in the US, Switzerland, and India, known for manufacturing generic medicines, including those for cancer and mental health treatment. Mantena has also founded various healthcare ventures such as P4 Healthcare, ICORE Healthcare, the International Oncology Network (ION), and OncoScripts.
He is a notable entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of around $20 million (approximately Rs 167 crore), though some reports have inaccurately described him as a billionaire. In 2023, he reportedly bought a luxury estate in Florida valued at nearly Rs 400 crore.
Rama Raju Mantena is also known for his philanthropy, having donated a garland made of 1,008 gold coins to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams temple in 2017. He recently came into the spotlight for hosting a lavish wedding in Udaipur for his daughter Netra Mantena, which featured global celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, and appearances by Donald Trump Jr., Hrithik Roshan, and Ranveer Singh among others.
Rama Raju Mantena is a successful NRI pharmaceutical entrepreneur and philanthropist originally from Andhra Pradesh, now based in the US, recognized for his business ventures and high-profile social events.
