Jay Chaudhry Age, Wiki and Bio

Jay Chaudhry

Quick Info

ProfessionBusiness Executive, Entrepreneur
NationalityAmerican
BirthplacePanoh village, Una district in Himachal Pradesh

Bio/Wiki

Birth NameJagtar Singh Chaudhary

Physical Stats & More

Height175 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolHigh school in Dhusara village, Himachal Pradesh
College/University
  • Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
  • University of Cincinnati in Ohio, The United States
  • Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts
Degree(s)
  • B.Tech. in Electronics Engineering from IIT
  • Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering from University of Cincinnati
  • Master of Science in Industrial Engineering & Management from University of Cincinnati
  • Master of Business Administration in Marketing from University of Cincinnati
  • Executive Management Program in Marketing from Harvard Business School

Personal Life

Zodiac SignVirgo
Food HabitVegetarian
AddressSaratoga, The United States
Hobbies
  • Reading
  • Rafting
  • Hiking

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

Wife
NameJyoti Chaudhry
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Children
Sons
  • Yash Chaudhry
  • Samir Chaudhry
DaughterSimi Chaudhry
Parents
FatherBhagat Singh (farmer)
MotherSurjeet Kaur (homemaker)
Siblings
Brothers
  • Daljeet Singh Chaudhary (elder; retired as Principal from a government school)
SistersJay has three sisters.

Career

Awards, Honours, Achievements
  • 2018: EY Entrepreneur of the Year Northern California Regional Award
  • Innovator & Influencer by InformationWeek Magazine
  • Market Entrepreneur by SC Media
  • Who's Who by The Atlanta Business Chronicle

Some Lesser Known Facts

Jay Chaudhry is the owner of the cybersecurity firm Zscaler and is an Indian-American businessman.
He was ranked as one of the top ten wealthiest Indians in 2021 by the Hurun Global Rich List.
Growing up, Jay faced difficulties due to his village's lack of basic amenities like drinking water and electricity.
Despite challenges, he excelled academically and topped his preparatory classes at Himachal Pradesh University.
Before starting his own businesses, Jay worked in managerial roles at companies like NCR, IBM, Unisys, and IQ Software.
In 1996, Jay and his wife started the security software firm SecureIT in Atlanta, later merging with Verisign.
His firm 'CoreHarbor' was acquired by AT&T in 2003, and he founded CipherTrust in 2000.
In 2007, Jay founded Zscaler, a cloud security company based in San Jose, which became a public company in 2018.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Zscaler's share price tripled.
Jay Chaudhry enjoys activities such as hiking and white-water rafting as a fitness enthusiast.
He engages in community welfare projects, including setting up mobile medical labs in his village during his annual visits to India.