# Veer Bhartiya

> Veer Vrat Bhartiya (1948–2022) was the co-founder and first CEO of REI Systems, a government technology company he started with Shyam Salona in 1989. Educated at Allahabad University and MIT, he worked in electronics and satellite communications before settling in Virginia. He later served as executive chairman and retired in 2019. His employees-first approach is remembered through REI’s annual Team Impact Award.

- **Role:** Engineer and technology entrepreneur
- **Organizations:** REI Systems, EER Systems, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India
- **Nationality:** American (naturalized in the late 1980s; born in India)
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in electronic and telecommunications engineering, Allahabad University, Master of Science in electrical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led REI Systems through three decades of public-sector technology work., Won a Government of India scholarship to MIT., Served as principal investigator on NASA SBIR research awards.

## Career timeline

- **1970** — Completed his engineering bachelor’s degree at Allahabad University.
- **1972** — Won an Indian government scholarship for graduate study at MIT.
- **1975** — Earned his MIT electrical engineering master’s degree.
- **Before 1983** — Led electronic-connector engineering work and advised India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on satellite communications.
- **1983** — Moved to the United States; subsequently managed NASA Message Switching System work at EER Systems.
- **1989** — Co-founded REI Systems with Shyam Salona.
- **1990–1991** — Named principal investigator on NASA SBIR distributed object management awards.
- **2016** — CEO succession to Shyam Salona was publicly announced; Bhartiya remained executive chairman.
- **2019** — Retired after thirty years at REI.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led REI Systems through three decades of public-sector technology work.
- Won a Government of India scholarship to MIT.
- Served as principal investigator on NASA SBIR research awards.
- REI named its annual Team Impact Award in his honor.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — REI announced the 2025 Veer Bhartiya Team Impact Award winner: the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations CMARS team.
- **2025-03** — REI announced FEMA Data Exchange as the 2024 award winner.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veer-bhartiya-95083b1a

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