From Himalayan Village to Cybersecurity Billionaire: Jay Chaudhry’s Journey

Jay Chaudhry was born in a small Indian village where his family farmed and had very few resources.

He walked several kilometres to school and studied hard because he believed education could change his life.

He later attended IIT (BHU) Varanasi and moved to the United States for further studies.

A scholarship connected to Tata helped him afford that move.

After working at technology companies, Jay decided to start businesses of his own.

He and his wife used their savings to launch a cybersecurity company called SecureIT.

They later created Zscaler, which protects businesses using cloud technology instead of only traditional firewalls.

Zscaler became highly successful as more companies worked online.

Jay says honesty, hard work and integrity matter more than money.