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In 2010, [[Bloomberg Businessweek]] named him among the 15 best young entrepreneurs of the year. In 2012, Chahal was enlisted among the 25 richest entrepreneurs under the age of 30 by [[Complex (magazine)|Complex magazine]]. In 2013, he was named as one of the [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award|entrepreneurs of the year]] by [[Ernst and Young]]. | In 2010, [[Bloomberg Businessweek]] named him among the 15 best young entrepreneurs of the year. In 2012, Chahal was enlisted among the 25 richest entrepreneurs under the age of 30 by [[Complex (magazine)|Complex magazine]]. In 2013, he was named as one of the [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award|entrepreneurs of the year]] by [[Ernst and Young]]. | ||
In 2013, Chahal was convicted for [[domestic violence]] and [[battery (crime)|battery]], and was sentenced to [[probation]]. He claimed innocence, but was terminated from his role as CEO of RadiumOne by the Board of Directors. In 2016, after new charges of domestic violence against a second woman with whom he was in a relationship, his probation was revoked. He resigned as CEO of Gravity4, and served six months in jail. | |||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Chahal was born to Avtar Singh and Arjinder Chahal, a nurse in [[Tarn Taran Sahib]], a city in [[India]]’s [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] state on July 17, 1982; he was the youngest of four children.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jiH8UqXUKvgC|title=The Dream: How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions|last=Chahal|first=Gurbaksh|date=October 23, 2008|publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-230-62108-4|pages=3|language=en}}</ref> In 1985, during the aftermath of the [[Khalistan movement|Khalistani insurgency]], his parents emigrated to the United States, his father having won a green card lottery.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last=Chahal|first=Gurbaksh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jiH8UqXUKvgC|title=The Dream: How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions|date=October 23, 2008|publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-230-62108-4|language=en}}</ref> Chahal emigrated the following year, at age four. The family lived in a one-bedroom apartment in [[San Jose, California]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j2EMaVV1pE8C|title=Pioneers of Digital: Success Stories from Leaders in Advertising, Marketing, Search and Social Media|last1=Carson|first1=Mel|last2=Springer|first2=Paul|date=October 3, 2012|publisher=Kogan Page Publishers|isbn=978-0-7494-6605-3|pages=40|language=en}}</ref> His father got a job in the Postal Service; his mother worked as an assistant to a nurse.<ref name=":3" /> He has two elder sisters — Nirmal and Kamal, and an elder brother Taj Chahal; the latter two had worked with Chahal in his ventures.<ref name=":0" /> His family were devout followers of [[Sikhism]].<ref name=":3" /> | Chahal was born to Avtar Singh and Arjinder Chahal, a nurse in [[Tarn Taran Sahib]], a city in [[India]]’s [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] state on July 17, 1982; he was the youngest of four children.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jiH8UqXUKvgC|title=The Dream: How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions|last=Chahal|first=Gurbaksh|date=October 23, 2008|publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-230-62108-4|pages=3|language=en}}</ref> In 1985, during the aftermath of the [[Khalistan movement|Khalistani insurgency]], his parents emigrated to the United States, his father having won a green card lottery.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last=Chahal|first=Gurbaksh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jiH8UqXUKvgC|title=The Dream: How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions|date=October 23, 2008|publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-230-62108-4|language=en}}</ref> Chahal emigrated the following year, at age four. The family lived in a one-bedroom apartment in [[San Jose, California]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j2EMaVV1pE8C|title=Pioneers of Digital: Success Stories from Leaders in Advertising, Marketing, Search and Social Media|last1=Carson|first1=Mel|last2=Springer|first2=Paul|date=October 3, 2012|publisher=Kogan Page Publishers|isbn=978-0-7494-6605-3|pages=40|language=en}}</ref> His father got a job in the Postal Service; his mother worked as an assistant to a nurse.<ref name=":3" /> He has two elder sisters — Nirmal and Kamal, and an elder brother Taj Chahal; the latter two had worked with Chahal in his ventures.<ref name=":0" /> His family were devout followers of [[Sikhism]].<ref name=":3" /> | ||
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Since 2019, Chahal has been in a relationship with [[Punjabi cinema|Punjabi film]] actress [[Rubina Bajwa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/exclusive-rubina-bajwa-confirms-her-relationship-gurbaksh-chahal-says-he-centre-my-world-491048|title=EXCLUSIVE: Rubina Bajwa CONFIRMS her relationship with Gurbaksh Chahal; Says 'He is the centre of my world'|last=Kaur|first=Ranpreet|date=December 10, 2019|website=PINKVILLA|language=en|access-date=January 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Exclusive Interview! Gurbaksh Chahal shares candid confessions on Rubina Bajwa’s birthday |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/exclusive-interview-gurbaksh-chahal-shares-candid-confessions-on-rubina-bajwas-birthday/photostory/81185284.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=24 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | Since 2019, Chahal has been in a relationship with [[Punjabi cinema|Punjabi film]] actress [[Rubina Bajwa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/exclusive-rubina-bajwa-confirms-her-relationship-gurbaksh-chahal-says-he-centre-my-world-491048|title=EXCLUSIVE: Rubina Bajwa CONFIRMS her relationship with Gurbaksh Chahal; Says 'He is the centre of my world'|last=Kaur|first=Ranpreet|date=December 10, 2019|website=PINKVILLA|language=en|access-date=January 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Exclusive Interview! Gurbaksh Chahal shares candid confessions on Rubina Bajwa’s birthday |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/exclusive-interview-gurbaksh-chahal-shares-candid-confessions-on-rubina-bajwas-birthday/photostory/81185284.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=24 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
=== Domestic violence and battery conviction === | |||
In August 2013, the [[San Francisco District Attorney's Office]] (SFDA) charged Chahal with committing acts of domestic violence against his girlfriend.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lee|first=Newton|date=2014|editor-last=Lee|editor-first=Newton|title=Personal Total Information Awareness|journal=Facebook Nation|language=en|publisher=Springer|pages=305–345|doi=10.1007/978-1-4939-1740-2_15|isbn=978-1-4939-1740-2}}</ref> Chahal proclaimed his innocence<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Internet-mogul-pleads-not-guilty-to-assault-4719376.php|title=Internet mogul pleads not guilty to assault|last1=Alexander|first1=Kurtis|last2=Ho|first2=Vivian|date=August 8, 2013|website=San Francisco Chronicle|language=en-US|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> but nevertheless entered into a [[Nolo contendere|no contest]] plea to one charge of domestic violence battery and one charge of [[battery (crime)|battery]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/internet-mogul-accused-of-domestic-violence-pleads-guilty-to-two-misdemeanors/|title=Internet mogul accused of domestic violence pleads guilty to two misdemeanors|date=April 18, 2014|website=The San Francisco Examiner|language=en-US|access-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref> He was sentenced to three years' [[probation]], ordered to pay a fine, and compelled to undergo a 52-week domestic violence training course along with 25 hours of [[community service]].<ref name=":1" /> Subsequently, he was fired from his position as CEO of RadiumOne and the company failed to move on with IPO;<ref name="Fortune2014">{{Cite web|url=http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2014/04/25/its-time-for-radiumone-to-fire-its-abusive-ceo/|title=It's time for RadiumOne's abusive CEO to go|last=Primack|first=Dan|date=April 25, 2014|website=Fortune|publisher=CNN Money|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601064812/http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2014/04/25/its-time-for-radiumone-to-fire-its-abusive-ceo/|archive-date=June 1, 2014|access-date=March 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Nagle">{{Cite news|last=Elder|first=Jeff|title=Tech Firm Tried to Save IPO Amid CEO Scandal|date=September 10, 2015|work=Wall Street Journal|issn=00999660|id={{ProQuest|1710603396}}}}</ref> Chahal has since alleged that his guilty plea was coerced by the board of RadiumOne.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/gurbaksh-chahal-former-ceo-fired-after-domestic-violence-plea-settles-dispute-with-radiumone/|title=Gurbaksh Chahal, former CEO fired after domestic violence plea, settles dispute with RadiumOne|date=July 21, 2014|website=The San Francisco Examiner|language=en-US|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/gurbaksh-chahal-blasts-media-board-2014-4|title=RADIUMONE CEO: My Board Betrayed Me, Even Though I Made Them A Fortune|last=Weisenthal|first=Joe|website=Business Insider|access-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref> | |||
In 2016, the [[San Francisco County Superior Court]] found Chahal guilty of violating his September 2014 probation, upon another prosecution by SFDA for acts of domestic violence against a second woman with whom he was in a relationship.<ref name="sentencing">{{Cite news|last=Rainey|first=Libby|url=http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/SF-judge-to-decide-fate-of-Gurbaksh-Chahal-in-9139376.php|title=Tech mogul Gurbaksh Chahal gets 1 year in domestic violence case|date=August 12, 2016|work=San Francisco Chroncile|access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref> He was sentenced to a year in jail and resigned from his position as CEO of Gravity4.<ref name="sentencing" /> The California State Appeals Court upheld the verdict in April 2018<ref name="sfgate.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Court-upholds-ruling-against-SF-tech-mogul-Chahal-12870668.php|title=Court upholds ruling against SF tech mogul Chahal in domestic violence case|last=Ma|first=Annie|date=April 28, 2018|work=SFGate|access-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref> and Chahal served six months in [[San Francisco County Jails|San Francisco County Jail]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/ojs-lawyer-and-the-woman-abusing-princeling-of-silicon-valley|title=O.J.'s Lawyer and the Woman-Abusing Princeling of Silicon Valley|first=Michael|last=Daly|date=September 3, 2018|via=www.thedailybeast.com}}</ref> | |||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||