Jay Chaudhry

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Jay Chaudhry
Born1958 (age 63–64)[1]
Una Himachal Pradesh, India)

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Jay Chaudhry (born 1958) is an Indian-American billionaire entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of cloud security company Zscaler.

Early life

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

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$16.3 billion (as of October 2021), Chaudhry was included in the 2021 Forbes 400 list of richest people in America securing a rank of 45th in the list. He was among 7 Indian-Americans who made this list.[12][13]

Personal life

He is married to Jyoti, they have three children, and live in Reno, Nevada, US.[1][14]

References
  1. "Forbes profile: Jay Chaudhry". Forbes. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. "Bloomberg profile: Jay Chaudhry". Bloomberg. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. Bureau, Gadgets Now. "10 things to know about the newest 'Indian entry' in the world's billionaires' club". Gadgetsnow.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. Suryamurthy, R. "HP boy strikes goldmine in USA". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. Stupples, Benjamin (1 March 2019). "Himalayas-Born Cyber Tycoon Climbs Into World's Richest Club". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. Akanksha Upadhyay (March 3, 2021). "Meet Jay Chaudhry: From studying under a tree in Himalayan village to being the 9th richest Indian". India Today. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  7. "Jay Chaudhry: Chairman/CEO/Co-Founder, Zscaler Inc". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. "Verisign buys SecureIT". 6 July 1998. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  9. "Jay Chaudhry". 15 August 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  10. Owens, Jeremy C. "Zscaler IPO: 5 things to know about the first big tech IPO of 2018". Marketwatch.com. MarketWatch. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  11. "Zscaler CEO, Jay Chaudhry, Recognized for His Entrepreneurial Successes". www.businesswire.com. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  12. "Seven Indian-Americans In Forbes' List Of Richest People In The U.S." bloombergquint.com. BloombergQuint. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  13. "The Forbes 400". Forbes. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  14. Association, IIT BHU Global Alumni. "Banaras to the States: The Story of Jay Chaudhry - Newsroom". IIT BHU Global Alumni Association. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
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