Off the Shelf: What Made Raj Rajaratnam Run?

In a new book, journalist Anita Raghavan chronicles the Galleon founder’s meteoric rise and scandalous fall.

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By Ben Baris

The Billionaire’s Apprentice: The Rise of the Indian-American Elite and the Fall of the Galleon Hedge Fund

Anita Raghavan

(Hachette/Business Plus; $29)

The arrest of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam in 2009 sent a shock wave through the South Asian community in the U.S.

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