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'''Naveen K. Jain''' is an entrepreneur who once, after a stint at ] working on MSN, proclaimed himself smarter than Bill Gates.<ref name=bill>'', ]'', June 30, 1997</ref> Naveen founded ] in March 1996 and was its Chief Executive Officer until being removed by the board<ref>Heath, David; Pian Chan, Sharon; '', ]'', 2005</ref><ref name=USA>'' ]'', March 10, 2005</ref> in December 2002 amid accusations of deception, dubious deals, insider trading and trick accounting.<ref>Heath, David; Pian Chan, Sharon; '', ]'', 2005</ref><ref name=USA>_</ref>
'''Naveen Jain''' is a serial ] and his latest venture is ] which he founded in 2003<ref>Forrest, Brady '''', O'Reilly Radar, December 10, 2007</ref>. He is actively engaged in the company as a Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Board. Previous to Intelius, Naveen Jain founded ] in March 1996 and was its Chief Executive Officer until December 2002. Before starting Infospace, Naveen was senior executive at Microsoft for its online service MSN.<ref name=bill>'', ]'', June 30, 1997</ref><ref name="AlarmClock">
{{cite web
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{{cite paper
|author=Nina Shapiro
|title=Intelius Says it's Capable of Conducting a Full Background Check on Anyone
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|date=April 11, 2007
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{{cite paper
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|title=Who's guarding your data in the cybervault?
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His latest venture, founded in 2003 is Intelius, a people search and ]er site.<ref>Forrest, Brady '''', O'Reilly Radar, December 10, 2007</ref>
Naveen has received many awards including: Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year; and, in 1997, one of the "Top 20 Entrepreneurs" by ].<ref name=bill>_</ref>


Naveen has received many awards including: Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year{{Fact|date=December 2007}}; and, in 1997, one of the "Top 20 Entrepreneurs" by ].<ref name=bill>_</ref>
Naveen Jain resides in Bellevue, Washington with his wife and 3 children.<ref name="Forbes">
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Naveen Jain resides in Bellevue, Washington with his wife and 3 children.

==Education==

] graduated from two of the most prestigious educational institutes in the country.<ref name="Forbes">
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XLRI Jamshedpur <br>
M.B.A., 1980 — 1982
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Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee<br>
BS Engineering, 1975 — 1979

==Honors and Awards==
] has been awarded many honors for his entrepreneurial successes and leadership skills.<ref name="Intelius">
{{cite paper
|author=Intelius
|title=Leadership team
|publisher=Intelius
|date=March 1, 2007
|http://www.intelius.com/corp/leadership.html
|accessdate=2008-01-01
}} </ref>

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award<br>
Albert Einstein Technology Medal Winner. <br>
Top 20 Entrepreneurs (Red Herring)<br>
6 People Who Will Change the Net (Information Week)<br>
American Business Award Best New Company (Intelius)<br>
WSA Industry Achievement Award (Intelius' IDWatch)<br>

==Philanthropic Activities==
] and his family are actively engaged in many philanthropic activities. Naveen is involved in and contributes to an assortment of organizations relating to children, education and solving hunger, including United Way, Children’s Hospital, Hopelink and CRY India. Below is a small sample of community organization who have benefited from his philanthropic activities.<ref name="Website">
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Children's Hospital <br>
University of washington <br>
Vedic Cultural Center <br>
Rotarty Club <br>
United Way Of King County <br>
Bellevue Boys and Girls Club <br>
Hopelink <br>
Overlake Service League <br>
Child Rights and You (CRY) <br>
Indian American Education Foundation <br>
University Preparatory Academy <br>
TreeHouse <br>


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Naveen Jain
Born (1959-09-06) September 6, 1959 (age 65)
Occupation(s)Founder and CEO, Intelius
Founder, Infospace
WebsiteNaveen Jain
Naveen Jain (Intelius)

Naveen K. Jain is an entrepreneur who once, after a stint at Microsoft working on MSN, proclaimed himself smarter than Bill Gates. Naveen founded InfoSpace in March 1996 and was its Chief Executive Officer until being removed by the board in December 2002 amid accusations of deception, dubious deals, insider trading and trick accounting.

His latest venture, founded in 2003 is Intelius, a people search and background checker site.

Naveen has received many awards including: Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year; and, in 1997, one of the "Top 20 Entrepreneurs" by Red Herring.

Naveen Jain resides in Bellevue, Washington with his wife and 3 children.

References

  1. ^ Smarter than Bill, Red Herring, June 30, 1997 Cite error: The named reference "bill" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. Heath, David; Pian Chan, Sharon; Dot-con Job: Part 2: Cashing Out, The Seattle Times, 2005
  3. ^ InfoSpace bubble-era accounting highly "complicated", USA Today, March 10, 2005 Cite error: The named reference "USA" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. Heath, David; Pian Chan, Sharon; Dot-con Job: Part 1: Dubious Deals, The Seattle Times, 2005
  5. Forrest, Brady The Seattle Start-Up Index, O'Reilly Radar, December 10, 2007

External links

Naveen Jain; Biographical Information

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