Jay Chaudhry

Jay Chaudhry is the founder and CEO of Zscaler, the world's largest cloud security company, which he founded in 2007. Zscaler pioneered Zero Trust security architecture and processes over 250 billion transactions daily for 6,000+ customers globally. Jay is a serial entrepreneur, having founded four successful security companies: SecureIT (acquired by VeriSign), CipherTrust, AirDefense (acquired by Motorola), and CoreHarbor. Born in 1958 in the small village of Panoh in Himachal Pradesh, India, Jay grew up without electricity, often studying under trees. He walked 4km daily to attend high school and was the first from his village to fly on an airplane. Jay earned his B.Tech from IIT BHU Varanasi, multiple master's degrees from University of Cincinnati, and completed Harvard's executive management program.

Zscaler is a global leader in cloud-based security, operating the world's largest inline security cloud that processes over 250 billion transactions daily. Founded in 2007, the company pioneered the concept of Zero Trust security architecture, replacing traditional network security with a cloud-native platform that secures users, workloads, IoT, and OT devices. Zscaler's platform enables secure digital transformation for over 6,000 customers, including 40% of the Fortune 500. The company went public on NASDAQ in 2018 and has grown to become one of the most valuable cybersecurity companies globally.