Rajen Ruparell is the founder of RJRFF and is the co-chair of the grant committee.

Rajen is also the Founder and Chairman of Endy, where he was the Majority Shareholder. Sleep Country Canada acquired Endy in one of Canada’s largest e-commerce deals.  

Before Endy, Rajen was named a Co-Founder of Groupon International (GRPN) via the acquisition of Citydeal (Groupon's largest acquisition). At Groupon, Rajen also founded, built and led Groupon's product arm, Groupon Goods and led their global deals team. 

Rajen is the Chairman of TwoGoose, a private family office with diverse investments and holdings across Technology, Retail, IoT, Real Estate, Consumer Health, Food, and E-Commerce. His achievements have garnered global recognition, with features in Forbes, Fortune, The Globe & Mail, and The Financial Times, along with an appearance on Larry King.

He has served as the youngest-ever Trustee on the Chicago Architecture Foundation Board and the Executive Advisory Boards of the Canada-US Business Council and Techweek.