Ajit Balakrishnan
Indian businessman
Ajit Balakrishnan is an Indian entrepreneur, business executive and administrator. He is the founder, current chairman-Emeritus of Rediff.com, an internet company based in Mumbai.2
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Born 1901.1
About
He was chairman of the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta) for two five-year terms ending in March 2017.
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Companies
Early life and education
Balakrishnan holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Kerala and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (1971).
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Career
Occupation: entrepreneur, businessperson.7
- Date not recordedFounded Rediff4
- Date not recordedChief executive, Rediff5
- Date not recordedChair, Rediff6
Balakrishnan's first business was Rediffusion, now known as Rediffusion DY&R (Dentsu Young & Rubicam), which he co-founded when he was 22. In 1995, he founded Rediff.com, which became a highly successful internet site, and was listed on NASDAQ in 2001.
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Personal life
- CitizenshipIndia8
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataAjit Balakrishnan on Wikidata
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- 9WikidataRediff, Chief executive officer