Watch: 18 year-old Vivek Ramaswamy's old graduation speech goes viral after top role in Trump cabinet with Elon Musk
After Indian-origin biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy was appointed to lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Elon Musk, an old video of him has resurfaced and quickly gone viral. The clip, from over two decades ago, shows Ramaswamy delivering his graduation speech, and people are now sharing it with admiration, saying, "This is what an IB education should yield."
Check out the speech here:
In a resurfaced video that has gone viral since his recent appointment, an 18-year-old Vivek Ramaswamy confidently addresses the crowd at his high school graduation.?
"It's not luck that got us into college, and it won't be wishing or luck?that＊s going to carry us on its shoulders for the rest of our lives,"?he declares, full of conviction, adding, "We're not here because of our good luck alone. We're here because of our good work and God's help and the sole end of that work shouldn't be in achieving some great reward, rather it should be in the work itself. In a way, to give, and not to count the cost."
Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur and former Republican candidate, recently made headlines after President-elect Donald Trump announced that he and Elon Musk would co-lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).?
Born to immigrant parents from Kerala, India, Ramaswamy was a nationally ranked junior tennis player and valedictorian of his Jesuit high school before earning a biology degree from Harvard.?
After making his mark in finance and then founding Roivant Sciences in 2014, Ramaswamy became known as an outspoken entrepreneur in biotech.?
In February 2023, Ramaswamy launched his campaign for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential race, marking his entry into the political arena. However, after finishing fourth in the Iowa caucuses, he suspended his campaign in January 2024.
Following his appointment now, he posted, "We will not go gently, @elonmusk."
His graduation speech resonates now as a defining look at his ambition and sense of purpose〞qualities that will soon shape his role in government.
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