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Suhas Gopinath
Born (1986-11-04) 4 November 1986 (age 37)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationEntrepreneur

Suhas Gopinath (born 4 November 1986[1] in Bangalore) is an Indian entrepreneur. He is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of Globals Inc., a multinational IT company. He became CEO at the age of 17, three years after founding the company.[2][3] In 2017, he founded the start-up ShopsUp.[4]

Early life

Gopinath was born in Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka. His father is a defense scientist.[5] He taught himself to make websites with the help of books, and created his first at the age of 14. He incorporated his company Globals Inc., the same year, in 2000.[1][5] He became CEO of his company at the age of 17.[6][unreliable source?] He was thought to be, for a time, the youngest CEO of a company.[5][7]

Recognition

References

  1. ^ a b Roy, Ashish (26 July 2012). "Globals CEO Suhas Gopinath plans to list company in 2015". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ "India's youngest CEO Suhas Gopinath's journey of highs & lows". Indian Television Dot Com. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ^ bgbag (24 November 2003). "WHY NOT TURN A CEO AT 17?". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2018.[dead link]
  4. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: In conversation with Suhas Gopinath, World's Youngest CEO, on his new online-to-offline startup 'ShopsUp'". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Indian teen at gates of success". 17 November 2003. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Suhas Gopinath, CEO at 17". Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Teenager hopes his firm will become another Microsoft". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
  8. ^ "List that outgrew Hanuman's tail". The Times of India. 1 November 2005. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
  9. ^ "Young Achiever Award". EICC. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2008.[dead link]
  10. ^ "Youth with a Mission". City News-Singapore. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  11. ^ "Young Global Leaders 2008". World Economic Forum. 11 March 2008. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2008.

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