Intelius CEO Naveen Jain Speaks at Indian Business Conference
Naveen Jain, founder and CEO of business information broker Intelius, spoke at the 2009 Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) Economic, Business and Development Conference. Naveen spoke about the Indian Diaspora and how it relates to the current economic climate.
“As a person of Indian origin, it is an honor to be asked to speak to such an accomplished group of people with a shared heritage,” Naveen Jain said. “I’m looking forward to offering my perspective on the challenges facing our people and, by extension, the entire world.”
The GOPIO Economic, Business and Development Conference brings together major figures of Indian descent from around the world so theat they discuss the challenges Indians and the Indian Diaspora faces in the face of the current economic crisis. GOPIO was founded in 1989 to protect human rights, and later expanded its mission to help improve the standard of living among people of Indian origin as well encourage communications between Indian communities around the world.
Naveen Jain grew up in India and earned his engineering undergraduate degree from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and his MBA from Xavier Institute of Management. Naveen Jain left India 25 years ago to accept a position with Microsoft. He went on to found Infospace. After leaving Infospace, he founded Intelius. Naveen Jain has been active philanthropist who has supported many local organizations, including the United Way, Seattle Children’s Hospital, HopeLink, Tree House, Boys and Girls Club, Kindering Center, Overlake Service League, and the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV).