Sanjeev Bikhchandani

He was born in 1963 to a Sindhi family in Delhi.He attended St. Columba's School, Delhi and finished schooling from there in 1981. Thereafter, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1984. He completed his MBA from IIM Ahmedabad in 1989. == Career ==

After his post graduation, Sanjeev did a job marketing Horlicks at Hindustan Milkfood Manufacturers (after series of multinational mergers-and-acquisitions, now known as GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare India) and left in 1990 to pursue entrepreneurship. Sanjeev founded Info Edge in 1995. In 1997, Bikhchandani set up Naukri.com, jobs portal located on a server in India, and later Quadrangle.in, an offline executive search business. In 2005, Naukri.com was reported as being India's largest web-based employment site. Info Edge later launched other classified sites like 99acres.com in real estate, Jeevansathi.com in matrimony and Shiksha.com in education. He is also a member of the Vision Circle of the Foundation for Young Innovators (FYI), an initiative that supports social entrepreneurship among high school students. ==Recognition==

He won the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2008. He is ranked #68 in Forbes India Rich List 2020 with a net worth of $2.1 Billion. As per Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, dated October 9, 2024, Sanjeev Bikhchandani & family are ranked 75th with a net worth of $4.25 Billion. Sanjeev is mentioned as one of the first Indian dotcom founders of the 21st century. ==References==