Jay Chaudhry
Born1959 (age 64–65)[1]
Una, Punjab, India (now in Himachal Pradesh)
CitizenshipAmerican
Education
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder, CEO and 45% owner of Zscaler
SpouseJyoti Chaudhry
Children3

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.[2][3][4] His parents were small scale farmers.[5]

He earned a bachelor's degree from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU) now known as Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU), and a master's in Computer Engineering, a Master's in Industrial Engineering and MBA from the University of Cincinnati.[6]

Career

In 1997, Chaudhry founded SecureIT (acquired by Verisign) and CipherTrust (acquired by Secure Computing Corporation).[6] He also founded AirDefense (acquired by Motorola) and CoreHarbor (acquired by AT&T).[7][8] After Zscaler's March 2018 IPO,[9] Chaudhry was reckoned to be a billionaire.[4]

In 2018, Chaudhry was selected as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award program in Northern California.[10]

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.[11][12]

Personal life

He is married to Jyoti, they have three children, and live in Reno, Nevada, US.[1][13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Forbes profile: Jay Chaudhry". Forbes. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ Bureau, Gadgets Now. "10 things to know about the newest 'Indian entry' in the world's billionaires' club". Gadgetsnow.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^ Suryamurthy, R (11 January 2000). "HP boy strikes goldmine in USA". The Tribune. India. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b Stupples, Benjamin (1 March 2019). "Himalayas-Born Cyber Tycoon Climbs Into World's Richest Club". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "Jay Chaudhry: Chairman/CEO/Co-Founder, Zscaler Inc". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Verisign buys SecureIT". 6 July 1998. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Jay Chaudhry". 15 August 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  9. ^ Owens, Jeremy C. "Zscaler IPO: 5 things to know about the first big tech IPO of 2018". Marketwatch.com. MarketWatch. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Zscaler CEO, Jay Chaudhry, Recognized for His Entrepreneurial Successes". www.businesswire.com. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  11. ^ "Seven Indian-Americans In Forbes' List Of Richest People In The U.S." bloombergquint.com. BloombergQuint. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  12. ^ "The Forbes 400". Forbes. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  13. ^ 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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