Jay Chaudhry

Jay Chaudhry (born 1958/1959) is an Indian-American billionaire businessman and the CEO and founder of Zscaler, a cybersecurity company. Prior to this, he founded AirDefense (acquired by Motorola), CipherTrust (acquired by Secure Computing), CoreHarbor (acquired by AT&T) and Secure IT (acquired by Verisign).[2]

Jay Chaudhry
Born1958/1959 (age 60–61)[1]
India
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationBanaras Hindu University
University of Cincinnati
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and 45% owner of Zscaler
Net worthUS$4.0 billion (April 2020)[1]
TitleCEO, Zscaler
AirDefense(Founder)
Board member ofZscaler
Air2Web
Spouse(s)Jyoti Chaudhry
Children3

Early life

Chaudhry grew up in a Himalayan village without running water.[3] He earned a bachelor's degree from Banaras Hindu University, and a master's and MBA from the University of Cincinnati.[4]

Career

In 1997, Chaudhry founded Secureit and CipherTrust.[4] He is also a board member of Air2Web.[4] After Zscaler's March 2019 IPO, Chaudhry was reckoned to be a billionaire.[3] In 2018, Chaudhry was selected as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award program in Northern California.[5]

Personal life

He is married to Jyoti, they have three children, and live in Saratoga, California.[1]

References
  1. "Forbes profile: Jay Chaudhry". Forbes. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. "Jay Chaudhry". 15 August 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. Stupples, Benjamin (1 March 2019). "Himalayas-Born Cyber Tycoon Climbs Into World's Richest Club". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. "Jay Chaudhry: Chairman/CEO/Co-Founder, Zscaler Inc". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. "Zscaler CEO, Jay Chaudhry, Recognized for His Entrepreneurial Successes". www.businesswire.com. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2020-04-14.


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