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'''Sanjeev Bikhchandani''' is an | '''Sanjeev Bikhchandani''' is an Indian businessman, who is the founder and executive vice chairman of [[Info Edge]] which owns [[Naukri.com]], a job portal,<ref name=bu>{{cite news |title=Bikhchandani hits Rs 722 cr jackpot|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?tp=on&autono=17780 |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=2006-11-21| url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926094927/http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?tp=on&autono=17780 | archive-date=2010-09-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dot-com's poster boy - Sanjeev Bikhchandani |author=Kushan Mitra |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/special/dotcoms-poster-boy--sanjeev-bikhchandani/story/1174.html |date=2008-01-13 |work=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110731073204/http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/dotcoms-poster-boy--sanjeev-bikhchandani.html/1/1174.html |archive-date=2011-07-31 }}</ref> as well as the co-founder of [[Ashoka University]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Menon|first1=Rashmi|title=What's in a name? Sanjeev Bikhchandani was apprehensive of 'Ashoka' University|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/how-co-founder-of-infoedge-sanjeev-bikhchandani-zeroed-down-on-the-name-of-ashoka-university/articleshow/62614070.cms|accessdate=2018-03-07|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=2018-01-23}}</ref> He was given the [[Padma Shri]] Award, the fourth Highest civilian award in India, in January 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/anand-mahindra-venu-srinivasan-to-be-honoured-with-padma-bhushan-naukri-com-founder-to-get-padma-shri/articleshow/73628195.cms| title=Anand Mahindra, Venu Srinivasan to be honoured with Padma Bhushan; Naukri.com founder to get Padma Shri | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=26 January 2020 | accessdate=26 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS |url=https://padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/2020AwardeesList.pdf |website=padmaawards.gov.in |accessdate=25 January 2020}}</ref> | ||
He attended [[St. Columba's School, Delhi]] and finished schooling from there in 1981. There after, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] in 1984. He completed his MBA from [[IIMA]] in 1989.<ref name="intoday">{{Cite news | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20121008-money-sanjeev-bikhchandani-naukricom-iim-ahmedabad-759989-2012-09-28 | title=Sanjeev Bikhchandani traces his journey from dreamer to achiever | work=[[India Today]] | date=2012-09-28 | access-date=2016-05-23 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307121320/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20121008-money-sanjeev-bikhchandani-naukricom-iim-ahmedabad-759989-2012-09-28 | archive-date=2018-03-07}}</ref> He is ranked #68 in [[Forbes India]] Rich List 2020 with a net worth of $2.1 Billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=#68 Sanjeev Bikhchandani & family |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/sanjeev-bikhchandani-1/?list=india-billionaires |work=[[Forbes India]] |date=2020}}</ref> | He attended [[St. Columba's School, Delhi]] and finished schooling from there in 1981. There after, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] in 1984. He completed his MBA from [[IIMA]] in 1989.<ref name="intoday">{{Cite news | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20121008-money-sanjeev-bikhchandani-naukricom-iim-ahmedabad-759989-2012-09-28 | title=Sanjeev Bikhchandani traces his journey from dreamer to achiever | work=[[India Today]] | date=2012-09-28 | access-date=2016-05-23 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307121320/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20121008-money-sanjeev-bikhchandani-naukricom-iim-ahmedabad-759989-2012-09-28 | archive-date=2018-03-07}}</ref> He is ranked #68 in [[Forbes India]] Rich List 2020 with a net worth of $2.1 Billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=#68 Sanjeev Bikhchandani & family |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/sanjeev-bikhchandani-1/?list=india-billionaires |work=[[Forbes India]] |date=2020}}</ref> | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
Sanjeev after his PG left a job marketing Horlicks at Hindustan Milkfood Manufacturers (after series of multinational mergers-and-acquisitions, now known as [[Hindustan Unilever|GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare India]]) in 1990 to pursue entrepreneurship.<ref name="intoday"/>{{Citation needed span|text=The first company specialized in pharmaceutical trademarks and the second produced salary surveys and reports. In 1993, he and his partner decided to go separate ways. Both partners got one company each.|date=August 2021|reason=Not in the ''India Today'' citation provided}} Sanjeev founded [[Info Edge]] in 1995. In 1997, Bikhchandani set up ''[[Naukri.com]]'', jobs portal located on a server in | Sanjeev after his PG left a job marketing Horlicks at Hindustan Milkfood Manufacturers (after series of multinational mergers-and-acquisitions, now known as [[Hindustan Unilever|GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare India]]) in 1990 to pursue entrepreneurship.<ref name="intoday"/>{{Citation needed span|text=The first company specialized in pharmaceutical trademarks and the second produced salary surveys and reports. In 1993, he and his partner decided to go separate ways. Both partners got one company each.|date=August 2021|reason=Not in the ''India Today'' citation provided}} Sanjeev founded [[Info Edge]] in 1995. In 1997, Bikhchandani set up ''[[Naukri.com]]'', jobs portal located on a server in India,<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 April 2014|title=Info Edge's Sanjeev Bikhchandani shares his slip-ups on the path to success|work=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]|url=https://businesstoday.in/management/leadership/info-edge-sanjeev-bikhchandani-on-slip-ups-suceess/story/205528.html|access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> and later ''Quadrangle.in'', an offline executive search business. In 2005, ''Naukri.com'' was reported as being India's largest web-based employment site.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jain|first=Sunil|author-link=Sunil Jain|date=14 December 2005|title=How Naukri.com became a hit|work=[[Business Standard]]|location=[[New Delhi]]|url=https://inhome.rediff.com/money/2005/dec/14spec1.htm|access-date=9 August 2021|via=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> | ||
Building up in the websites business, Info Edge later launched other classified sites like ''99acres.com'' in real estate, ''[[Jeevansathi.com]]'' in matrimony and ''Shiksha.com'' in education. | Building up in the websites business, Info Edge later launched other classified sites like ''99acres.com'' in real estate, ''[[Jeevansathi.com]]'' in matrimony and ''Shiksha.com'' in education. | ||
He is also an astute investor, having invested in [[unicorn (finance)|unicorns]] like ''[[PolicyBazaar]]'' and ''[[Zomato]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chakraborty|first=Sayan|author-link=|date=4 April 2019|title=How billionaire debutant Sanjeev Bikhchandani built himself a fortune|work=[[Forbes India]]|url=https://forbesindia.com/article/real-issue/how-billionaire-debutant-sanjeev-bikhchandani-built-himself-a-fortune/52965/1|access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> Additionally, he is a part of the 'Vision Circle' of FYI (Foundation for Young Innovators) - a shark tank for social initiatives exclusively open to high school students. | He is also an astute investor, having invested in [[unicorn (finance)|unicorns]] like ''[[PolicyBazaar]]'' and ''[[Zomato]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chakraborty|first=Sayan|author-link=|date=4 April 2019|title=How billionaire debutant Sanjeev Bikhchandani built himself a fortune|work=[[Forbes India]]|url=https://forbesindia.com/article/real-issue/how-billionaire-debutant-sanjeev-bikhchandani-built-himself-a-fortune/52965/1|access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> Additionally, he is a part of the 'Vision Circle' of FYI (Foundation for Young Innovators) - a shark tank for social initiatives exclusively open to high school students. | ||
He won the [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award|Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award]] in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Strategic Growth Forum India - Speaker - Sanjeev Bikhchandani|url=https://webforms.ey.com/in/en/services/strategic-growth-markets/strategic-growth-forum-india---speaker--sanjeev-bikhchandani|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307214358/https://webforms.ey.com/in/en/services/strategic-growth-markets/strategic-growth-forum-india---speaker--sanjeev-bikhchandani|archive-date=7 March 2018|access-date=9 August 2021|publisher=[[Ernst & Young]]}}</ref> | He won the [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award|Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award]] in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Strategic Growth Forum India - Speaker - Sanjeev Bikhchandani|url=https://webforms.ey.com/in/en/services/strategic-growth-markets/strategic-growth-forum-india---speaker--sanjeev-bikhchandani|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307214358/https://webforms.ey.com/in/en/services/strategic-growth-markets/strategic-growth-forum-india---speaker--sanjeev-bikhchandani|archive-date=7 March 2018|access-date=9 August 2021|publisher=[[Ernst & Young]]}}</ref> | ||
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Sanjeev Bikhchandani | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | BA from St. Stephen's College, Delhi MBA from IIM Ahmedabad |
| Net worth |  US$ 2.1 Billion (As of 2020) |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Sanjeev Bikhchandani is an Indian businessman, who is the founder and executive vice chairman of Info Edge which owns Naukri.com, a job portal,[1][2] as well as the co-founder of Ashoka University.[3] He was given the Padma Shri Award, the fourth Highest civilian award in India, in January 2020.[4][5]
He attended St. Columba's School, Delhi and finished schooling from there in 1981. There after, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1984. He completed his MBA from IIMA in 1989.[6] He is ranked #68 in Forbes India Rich List 2020 with a net worth of $2.1 Billion.[7]
Career[edit | edit source]
Sanjeev after his PG left a job marketing Horlicks at Hindustan Milkfood Manufacturers (after series of multinational mergers-and-acquisitions, now known as GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare India) in 1990 to pursue entrepreneurship.[6]The first company specialized in pharmaceutical trademarks and the second produced salary surveys and reports. In 1993, he and his partner decided to go separate ways. Both partners got one company each.[citation needed] Sanjeev founded Info Edge in 1995. In 1997, Bikhchandani set up Naukri.com, jobs portal located on a server in India,[8] and later Quadrangle.in, an offline executive search business. In 2005, Naukri.com was reported as being India's largest web-based employment site.[9]
Building up in the websites business, Info Edge later launched other classified sites like 99acres.com in real estate, Jeevansathi.com in matrimony and Shiksha.com in education.
He is also an astute investor, having invested in unicorns like PolicyBazaar and Zomato.[10] Additionally, he is a part of the 'Vision Circle' of FYI (Foundation for Young Innovators) - a shark tank for social initiatives exclusively open to high school students.
He won the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2008.[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Bikhchandani hits Rs 722 cr jackpot". Business Standard. 21 November 2006. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010.
- ↑ Kushan Mitra (13 January 2008). "Dot-com's poster boy - Sanjeev Bikhchandani". Business Today. Archived from the original on 31 July 2011.
- ↑ Menon, Rashmi (23 January 2018). "What's in a name? Sanjeev Bikhchandani was apprehensive of 'Ashoka' University". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ "Anand Mahindra, Venu Srinivasan to be honoured with Padma Bhushan; Naukri.com founder to get Padma Shri". The Economic Times. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS" (PDF). padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Sanjeev Bikhchandani traces his journey from dreamer to achiever". India Today. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ "#68 Sanjeev Bikhchandani & family". Forbes India. 2020.
- ↑ "Info Edge's Sanjeev Bikhchandani shares his slip-ups on the path to success". Business Today. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ↑ Jain, Sunil (14 December 2005). "How Naukri.com became a hit". Business Standard. New Delhi. Retrieved 9 August 2021 – via Rediff.com.
- ↑ Chakraborty, Sayan (4 April 2019). "How billionaire debutant Sanjeev Bikhchandani built himself a fortune". Forbes India. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Strategic Growth Forum India - Speaker - Sanjeev Bikhchandani". Ernst & Young. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.