Naveen Jain is an entrepreneur and philanthropist driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges through innovation.
He is the founder of several successful companies including Moon Express, BlueDot, inome, Talent Wise, Intelius, and InfoSpace. He is a regular contributor to the Forbes, WSJ, INC and Huffington Post.
Moon Express is developing a robotic lunar lander to explore and mine the moon for planetary resources that will be the key to securing humankind’s future.
BlueDot is focused on bringing most promising technological innovations from the national labs, NASA and elite universities and supercharging them with great entrepreneurs to create successful enterprises that tackle humanity’s grand challenges.
Naveen Jain a trustee of the board and vision circle member at the X PRIZE Foundation where he is focused on finding entrepreneurial solutions to address the global challenges in health, education, poverty, agriculture, and clean water.
Naveen Jain is on the board of Singularity University, an interdisciplinary university with the mission to educate and inspire leaders to address humanity’s grand challenges through innovative technologies.
Naveen is an advisor to the UK Longitude Prize and a member of the Explorer club.
Naveen Jain has been awarded many honors for my entrepreneurial successes and leadership skills including “Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year”, “Albert Einstein Technology Medal” for pioneers in technology, “Light of India” award for business leadership, “Most inspiring Entrepreneur” by Andaaz TV, “Most admired Serial Entrepreneur” by Silicon India, Humanitarian Innovation Award at the United Nations, and “Top 20 Entrepreneurs” and “Lifetime Achievement Award” for the leadership in the technology industry and support of other entrepreneurs by Red Herring.
Specialties: Enjoying life to its fullest.
Founder & Executive Chairman @ Moon Express is developing a robotic lunar lander to explore and mine the moon for planetary resources that will be the key to securing humankind’s future.
MoonEx has been selected by NASA for its $30M Innovative Lunar Demonstration Data (ILDD) program. The ILDD contract is for the purchase of technical data resulting from industry efforts to develop vehicle capabilities and demonstrate end-to-end robotic lunar landing missions. The data from these contracts will inform the development of future human and robotic lander vehicles and exploration systems. From March 2010 to Present (5 years 10 months) Board of Director @ Singularity University's mission is to educate and inspire leaders to address humanity’s grand challenges through innovative technologies. From June 2010 to Present (5 years 7 months) Board of Trustee @ XPrize is a nonprofit organization to inspire and transform the radical breakthroughs in the areas of education, poverty, health, hunger, clean water and entrepreneurship. From May 2011 to Present (4 years 8 months) Founder & CEO @ Our mission is to identify the most promising technological innovations at NASA & National labs and supercharge them with great entrepreneurs to tackle humanity’s grand challenges.
We believe that nurturing cutting-edge research is an attractive, yet under-developed market segment that has yet to be explored by entrepreneurs. We identify radical technological breakthroughs and foster them to create companies that have the potential to improve the lives of billions around the world.
Our proven entrepreneurial skills coupled with break through scientific research and unique insight of market trends is the heart of our competitive advantage. From July 2015 to Present (6 months) Columnist, Contributor & Mentor @ Naveen Jain regularly contributes his thoughts on entrepreneurship and philanthropy in various publications including Forbes, WSJ, INC and Huffington Post. From March 2010 to Present (5 years 10 months) Member @ The Explorers Club is an international multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore. From March 2010 to Present (5 years 10 months) Member @ Pacific Council is focused on understanding and building better relationship with China and other Asian countries. The non-partisan Pacific Council is the premier membership-based international affairs organization. The Council's membership consists of a diverse network of leaders from a broad range of professions and business sectors. From January 2010 to Present (6 years) Founder & Chief Executive Officer @ Our mission is to organize the world’s information and make it person centric. From January 2003 to June 2015 (12 years 6 months) Founder & Chief Executive Officer @ From March 1996 to December 2002 (6 years 10 months) Group Manager, MSN @ From June 1989 to March 1996 (6 years 10 months)
M.B.A., Personnel Management @ XLRI Jamshedpur From 1980 to 1982 BS Engineering, Industrial Engineering @ Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee From 1975 to 1979 Naveen Jain is skilled in: Entrepreneur, Innovator, Philanthropy, Social Impact, Education, Healthcare, Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Business Strategy, Strategic Planning, Venture Capital, Strategic Partnerships, Angel Investing, Program Management
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http://www.naveenjain.us