Suhas Gopinath Explained

Suhas Gopinath
Birth Date:	1986 11, df=yes
Birth Place:	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation:	Entrepreneur

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] He was thought to be, for a time, the youngest CEO of a company.^{[5] [7]}

Recognition

• In 2005, Gopinath was the youngest among the 175 recipients of Karnataka's Rajyotsava Award.^[8]
• On 2 December 2007, The European Parliament and International Association for Human Values conferred "Young Achiever Award" to Gopinath at the European Parliament, Brussels.^[9]
• In November 2008, he was invited to represent the World Bank's ICT Leadership Roundtable for adopting ICT in Africa to increase employability and fostering ICT skills in students from these countries.^[10]
• He was announced as "Young Global Leader" for 2008–2009 by the World Economic Forum, Davos. In that position he would be involved in development programs across the world. He holds a diploma on global leadership and public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and Harvard University.^[11]

External links

• Meet the world's youngest CEO - Rediff Business, 12 October 2010

Notes and References

1. News: Globals CEO Suhas Gopinath plans to list company in 2015. The Times of India . 26 July 2012 . Ashish . Roy . 6 May 2018.
2. News: India's youngest CEO Suhas Gopinath's journey of highs & lows. 2015-04-20. Indian Television Dot Com. 2018-06-15. en.
3. Web site: WHY NOT TURN A CEO AT 17?. bgbag. The Hindu. 2003-11-24. 2018-06-15.
4. Web site: EXCLUSIVE: In conversation with Suhas Gopinath, World's Youngest CEO, on his new online-to-offline startup 'ShopsUp' . 2023-04-22 . Business Insider.
5. News: Indian teen at gates of success. 17 November 2003 . 24 April 2014.
6. Web site: Suhas Gopinath, CEO at 17. 24 April 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140425003444/http://www.petaindia.com/features/Suhas-Gopinath.aspx. 25 April 2014.
7. Web site: Teenager hopes his firm will become another Microsoft. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2003-11-10. 2007-07-07.
8. Web site: List that outgrew Hanuman's tail. https://web.archive.org/web/20110811045514/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-11-01/bangalore/27845640_1_diwali-dhamaka-hanuman-list. dead. 2011-08-11. The Times of India. 2005-11-01. 2007-07-07.
9. Web site: Young Achiever Award. EICC. 2007-12-04. 2008-03-18.
10. News: Youth with a Mission. City News-Singapore. 2009-10-13. 2009-10-25.
11. Web site: Young Global Leaders 2008. World Economic Forum. 2008-03-11. 2008-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20090126234734/http://www.younggloballeaders.org/What_s_new/World_Economic_Forum_Announces_Young_Global_Leaders_for_2008.html. 26 January 2009. dead.