Farmer’s Son To CEO, Here’s Jagtar Singh Chaudhary’s Inspiring Journey – News18

Success stories always make for a very interesting read. They often serve as a source of inspiration to many. Stories of achievers who have battled odds to achieve their goals are truly motivational. In today’s article, we will document the journey of Jagtar Singh Chaudhary. He is the Chairman, President and chief Executive Officer of Zscaler Inc, which he founded in 2007. CipherTrust Inc and Lancope Inc are also among the seven companies that Jagtar founded. Like many others who strived in a difficult environment, Jagtar Singh Chaudhry also comes from a humble background. He was born and brought up in Panoh village of Una district, Himachal Pradesh. He was born in the house of a modest farmer named Bhagat Singh Panoh, who later became the village headman. Jagtar completed his primary education from a government school. His village often had no electricity for days at a stretch, and Jagtar often had to study with a candle during his school days. He used to walk 4 km every day to school, as they did not have any mode of transport.

Jagtar Singh Chaudhry received a graduate degree and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati (Ohio). He has an undergraduate degree from Banaras Hindu University. After his marriage, Jagtar relocated to the US with his wife Jyoti. He and his wife both quit their jobs to join SecureIT in 1996. The duo later formed CipherTrust. The very next year, VeriSign and Secure Computing Corporation purchased his company. After that, Jagtar created AirDefense. At IBM, Unisys, and IQ Software, Jagtar worked in sales and marketing for 25 years. He founded the cyber security company Zscaler in 2007, and he has a 42% stake in it.

Jagtar has received awards for being the Entrepreneur of the Year (Southeast USA) from Ernst & Young; Innovator & Influencer from Information Week; Market Entrepreneur from SC Magazine, and Distinguished Alumnus from IIT BHU, and one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs from Goldman Sachs.