Ankur Jain
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Ankur Jain is a philanthropist and entrepreneur, with a focus on leveraging innovation and entrepreneurship as a means to solve global problems.
Jain is the founder and chairman of the Kairos Society
, an organization of young entrepreneurs working to create billion-dollar solutions to the world challenges. He also recently launched a new venture to help early stage technology companies in foreign markets accelerate growth into the United States, China, and Middle East. Jain has said that he believes helping entrepreneurs work across national borders can serve as a means to “privatize diplomacy.” In 2011, Inc.
magazine named Ankur Jain the "Best Connected 21-Year-Old in the World" and awarded Jain "30 Under 30".
. He is the son of InfoSpace founder Naveen Jain and Anu Jain, vice president of community relations for Intelius. Jain graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
in May 2011.
, New York Stock Exchange
, and Rockefeller Estate
, and showcased 50 of the most innovative ventures launched by the Society’s fellows that year. In April 2011, the Society hosted its Europe Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, in partnership with the inaugural World Foresight Forum.
, The Wall Street Journal
, Forbes
, and Inc.
on entrepreneurship and philanthropy. In a recent article for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Information Programs
, Jain wrote about the transformational power of entrepreneurship for young people around the world.
Jain is also an advisor to the White House
on Startup America and is a partner with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He was selected as a speaker at the Youth International Economic Forum in St Petersburg, Russia in June 2011 alongside business leaders such as Eric Schmidt and Esther Dyson
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Jain is the founder and chairman of the Kairos Society
Kairos Society
The Kairos Society is an international student run organization of entrepreneurs and innovators from the top universities around the world. Founded by entrepreneur Ankur Jain at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the organization supports programs at over 40 universities in 14...
, an organization of young entrepreneurs working to create billion-dollar solutions to the world challenges. He also recently launched a new venture to help early stage technology companies in foreign markets accelerate growth into the United States, China, and Middle East. Jain has said that he believes helping entrepreneurs work across national borders can serve as a means to “privatize diplomacy.” In 2011, Inc.
Inc. (magazine)
Inc. magazine, founded in 1979 and based in New York City, is a monthly publication focused on growing companies. The magazine publishes an annual list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., the "Inc...
magazine named Ankur Jain the "Best Connected 21-Year-Old in the World" and awarded Jain "30 Under 30".
Biography
Ankur Jain was born in Bellevue, WashingtonBellevue, Washington
Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is...
. He is the son of InfoSpace founder Naveen Jain and Anu Jain, vice president of community relations for Intelius. Jain graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in May 2011.
Kairos Society
Ankur Jain is the founder and chairman of Kairos Society. The Kairos Society runs a fellowship program that brings together top undergraduate entrepreneurs from around the world to start high-impact ventures. In early 2011, Kairos hosted its third annual global summit at the United NationsUnited Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at 13.39 trillion as of Dec 2010...
, and Rockefeller Estate
Kykuit
Kykuit , also known as John D. Rockefeller Estate, is a 40-room National Trust house in Westchester County, New York, built by the oil businessman, philanthropist and founder of the prominent Rockefeller family, John D. Rockefeller, and his son, John D...
, and showcased 50 of the most innovative ventures launched by the Society’s fellows that year. In April 2011, the Society hosted its Europe Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, in partnership with the inaugural World Foresight Forum.
Singularity University
Jain was selected as one of 80 students (out of 1,800) to participate in the Singularity University Summer Program, an interdisciplinary program based at the NASA Ames campus in Silicon Valley, where his father is a trusteeOther Activities
Jain is frequently interviewed by major media outlets, including CNNCNN
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, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
, and Inc.
Inc. (magazine)
Inc. magazine, founded in 1979 and based in New York City, is a monthly publication focused on growing companies. The magazine publishes an annual list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., the "Inc...
on entrepreneurship and philanthropy. In a recent article for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Information Programs
Bureau of International Information Programs
The US Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs describes itself as follows:Among other things, IIP operates the website to deliver "information about current U.S. foreign policy and about American life and culture."...
, Jain wrote about the transformational power of entrepreneurship for young people around the world.
Jain is also an advisor to the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
on Startup America and is a partner with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He was selected as a speaker at the Youth International Economic Forum in St Petersburg, Russia in June 2011 alongside business leaders such as Eric Schmidt and Esther Dyson
Esther Dyson
Esther Dyson is a former journalist and Wall Street technology analyst who is a leading angel investor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and commentator focused on breakthrough innovation in healthcare, government transparency, digital technology, biotechnology, and space...
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