About
Jay Chaudhry is the CEO, Chairman, and Founder of Zscaler, Inc., a company providing cloud-native Zero Trust security solutions used by 45 million users across more than 7,700 organizations, including over 40% of Fortune 500 enterprises. Before founding Zscaler, he established several technology companies between 1996 and 2007, including SecureIT (acquired by VeriSign), CoreHarbor (acquired by USi/AT&T), CipherTrust (acquired by Secure Computing/McAfee), and AirDefense (acquired by Motorola). He holds an MBA and master's degrees in Industrial Engineering & Management and Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, a B.Tech in Electronics Engineering from IIT BHU Varanasi, and has completed an executive program at Harvard Business School.
Founder at Zscaler
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Zscaler's investors · 10
AlphaDriveTel AvivAnsa CapitalNew York · $5M – $15M checksaVentureSan FranciscoBright Pixel CapitalLisbon · since 2024CapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checksDell Technologies CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $50M checksJuniperoMiamiLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksStoneMill VenturesWashington · $100K – $1M checksSwan Venture FundSeattle · $200K – $1.2M checks
Experience
- Zscaler, Inc.CEO, Chairman & Foundercurrent2007 — presentSan Jose, CA
- AirDefenseCEO, Chairman & Founder2002 — 2008Greater Atlanta Area
- Secure ComputingVice Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer2006 — 2007Greater Atlanta Area
- CipherTrustCEO, Chairman & Founder2000 — 2006Greater Atlanta Area
- CoreHarbor, Inc.CEO, Chairman & Founder2000 — 2003Greater Atlanta Area
- VeriSignVice President & General Manager1998 — 1999San Francisco Bay Area
- SecureIT, Inc.CEO, Chairman & Founder1996 — 1998Greater Atlanta Area
Skills & more
Enterprise Software99SaaS99Security99Mergers24Entrepreneur32Cloud Computing99Start-ups99Product Management64Product Marketing50New Business Development32Business Development56Marketing Strategy24
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Strategic PlanningCompetitive AnalysisNetwork SecurityLanguages English · Hindi · Punjabi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jay Chaudhry?
- Jay Chaudhry is the CEO, Chairman, and Founder of Zscaler, Inc., a company providing cloud-native Zero Trust security solutions used by 45 million users across more than 7,700 organizations, including over 40% of Fortune 500 enterprises. Before founding Zscaler, he established several technology companies between 1996 and 2007, including SecureIT (acquired by VeriSign), CoreHarbor (acquired by USi/AT&T), CipherTrust (acquired by Secure Computing/McAfee), and AirDefense (acquired by Motorola). He holds an MBA and master's degrees in Industrial Engineering & Management and Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, a B.Tech in Electronics Engineering from IIT BHU Varanasi, and has completed an executive program at Harvard Business School.
- Where does Jay Chaudhry work?
- Jay Chaudhry is Founder of Zscaler.
- What companies did Jay Chaudhry found?
- Jay Chaudhry founded Zscaler.
- Where did Jay Chaudhry go to school?
- Jay Chaudhry studied at University of Cincinnati (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing); Harvard Business School (Executive Management Program, Marketing/Marketing Management); University of Cincinnati (Master of Science (MS), Industrial Engineering & Management).
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Shared employers
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Andrew ForysiakOwner, AJF and Associates at Riphean InvestmentsAjit MayyaInvestor at Pentathlon VenturesScott DarlingPresident at Dell Technologies CapitalAllan Jean-BaptisteInvestor at Ansa CapitalMichaelInvestor at Runtime VenturesRavi MhatrePartner and Co-Founder at Lightspeed Venture Partners
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