Globals Inc Suhas Gopinath, The youngest CEO of world
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Globals Inc Suhas Gopinath is the youngest CEO of world. Suhas Gopinath (born November 4, 1986) is an Indian entrepreneur. Suhas Gopinath is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of Globals Inc, an IT multinational company. Suhas Gopinath was born in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Suhas Gopinath launched a web site in a cyber cafe called CoolHindustan.com at the age of 14 years, and incorporated his company at the age of 14, making him the world’s youngest CEO at that time. Today, Globals is a multi-million dollar company with offices in the United States, India, Canada, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, Singapore and the Middle East and has 100 employees in India and 56 abroad.
Among the several honours that have been bestowed upon this young man Suhas Gopinath, the most prestigious is the invitation to be a member of the Board of the ICT Advisory Council of the World Bank. In 2007, the European Parliament and International Association for Human Values conferred ‘Young Achiever Award’ on him. Suhas Gopinath was also invited to address the European Parliament and other business dignitaries assembled in the EU Parliament. Suhas Gopinath is also recognised as one of the ‘Young Global Leaders’ for 2008-2009 by the prestigious World Economic Forum.
Suhas is the youngest member ever in the World Economic Forum’s history. The other members include the Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, musician A R Rahman, Prince of Brunei, etc. In this interview from his office in Bengaluru, Suhas Gopinath talks about his decade long journey and his dreams for the future.
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