A Brief View of Naveen Jain’s Business Vision
Naveen Jain, an India-born Seattle-based entrepreneur, is one of the most talked about CEOs in the IT industry. He was able to make a name for himself in the competitive information commerce arena due to his innovative ideas as well as for his exemplary leadership and entrepreneur skills.
In less than ten years, he was able to establish two consecutive IT businesses, InfoSpace and Intelius. Prior to setting up both companies, Naveen Jain worked at Bill Gates’ Microsoft Corporation for seven years.
Due to his success with InfoSpace, Naveen Jain was named by Forbes magazine as one of the 400 Richest Men in America in 2000. In addition to being a prosperous business leader, he was also able to gain recognition for his outstanding leadership skills and innovative ideas. For the past few years, he was able to accumulate several prestigious awards including the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Albert Einstein Technology Medal, as well as the WSA Industry Achievement Award.
However, Naveen Jain’s excellence and success are not limited to merely acquiring awards and recognitions in the business world alone. His dominance also extends towards the field of philanthropy.
In addition to breaking new grounds in technology, he has been contributing immensely to the local communities. In his philanthropic endeavors, Naveen Jain particularly favors causes supporting the youth and education. Seeing them as an essential core of his philanthropic works, he makes the most out of every opportunity presented to him to reach out and help children pursue their education.
Together with his workers at Intelius, Naveen Jain was able to channel their donations to several educational institutions such as the Vedic Cultural Center, the University Preparatory Academy as well as the Bellevue School Foundation. In addition to that, he was also able to further encourage his employees at Intelius to help out in several charities including the Rotary Club, TreeHouse, and Hopelink.
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