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Jay Chaudhry
Jay Chaudhry | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958 (age 66–67)[1] |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder, CEO and 45% owner of Zscaler |
| Net worth |  US$ 9.96 billion (May 2021)[2] |
| Spouse(s) | Jyoti Chaudhry |
| Children | 3 |
Jay Chaudhry (born 1958) is an Indian-American billionaire entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of cloud security company Zscaler.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Chaudhry was born in Panoh, a village in Una district of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.[3][4][5] His parents were small scale farmers. [6]
He earned a bachelor's degree from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU), and a master's in Computer Engineering, a Master's in Industrial Engineering and MBA from the University of Cincinnati.[7]
Career[edit | edit source]
In 1997, Chaudhry founded SecureIT (acquired by Verisign) and CipherTrust (acquired by Secure Computing Corporation).[7] He also founded AirDefense (acquired by Motorola) and CoreHarbor (acquired by AT&T).[8][9] After Zscaler's March 2018 IPO,[10] Chaudhry was reckoned to be a billionaire.[5]
In 2018, Chaudhry was selected as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award program in Northern California.[11]
With a net worth of US$6.9 billion (as of October 2020), Chaudhry was included in the 2020 Forbes 400 list of richest people in America securing a rank of 85th in the list. He was among 7 Indian-Americans who made this list.[12][13]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
He is married to Jyoti, they have three children, and live in Reno, Nevada, US.[1][14]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Forbes profile: Jay Chaudhry". Forbes. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ "Bloomberg profile: Jay Chaudhry". Bloomberg. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ↑ Bureau, Gadgets Now. "10 things to know about the newest 'Indian entry' in the world's billionaires' club". Gadgetsnow.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ↑ Suryamurthy, R. "HP boy strikes goldmine in USA". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Stupples, Benjamin (1 March 2019). "Himalayas-Born Cyber Tycoon Climbs Into World's Richest Club". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ↑ DelhiMarch 3, Akanksha Upadhyay New; March 3, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 23:16. "Meet Jay Chaudhry: From studying under a tree in Himalayan village to being the 9th richest Indian". India Today. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Jay Chaudhry: Chairman/CEO/Co-Founder, Zscaler Inc". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ↑ "Verisign buys SecureIT". 6 July 1998. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ↑ "Jay Chaudhry". 15 August 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ Owens, Jeremy C. "Zscaler IPO: 5 things to know about the first big tech IPO of 2018". Marketwatch.com. MarketWatch. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ↑ "Zscaler CEO, Jay Chaudhry, Recognized for His Entrepreneurial Successes". www.businesswire.com. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ↑ "Seven Indian-Americans In Forbes' List Of Richest People In The U.S." bloombergquint.com. BloombergQuint. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ↑ "The Forbes 400". Forbes. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ↑ Association, IIT BHU Global Alumni. "Banaras to the States: The Story of Jay Chaudhry - Newsroom". IIT BHU Global Alumni Association. Retrieved 2021-03-06.