GURBAKSH CHAHAL

PROFILE
Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (born July 17, 1982) an Indian-American internet entrepreneur and a

best-selling author.
By the age of 25, he had founded and sold two

advertising companies for a total of US$340 million.

EARLY LIFE

Chahal was born in Tarn Taran Sahib in Punjab,

India
Avtar Singh and Arjinder Chahal. In 1985, his family settled in San Jose, California.

BUSINESS VENTURES
At the age of 16, Gurbaksh dropped out of high school Started his first company, ClickAgents. Eighteen months later, he sold it for $40 million to

ValueClick
Chahal had a three year non-compete agreement with

ValueClick.

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In January 2004, Gurbaksh founded, BlueLithium, BlueLithium specialized in behavioral targeting of banner

advertising.
In 2006, under Chahal's leadership, BlueLithium was named Top

Innovator by AlwaysOn.
On October 15, 2007, Yahoo! bought Blue Lithium for $300 million

in cash.
Chahal remained CEO of the company through the transition

period.

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In September 2009, Chahal started his third online ad

company - RadiumOne
Focused on creating a new category of real-time advertising. Innovative Dynamic Audience Platform that leverages real-

time social interaction from data across the Open Web.

On March 2011, RadiumOne valued $200 million.

BOARD MEMBERS MEMBERSHIPS

Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Blue Lithium, Inc.

Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer RadiumOne Inc.

EDUCATION
Honorary Doctorate 2010 Pace University

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

2006: AlwaysOn Top Innovator of the Year .

2010: Anokhi Awards, Excellence in Digital Entrepreneurship .

2010: BusinessWeek, Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs . 2010: Pace University, Leaders in Management Award .

2010: Darpan, Extraordinary Awards - International Sensation .

2010: MensXP, X51 - India's Most Influential Business Man of the

Year .
2011: Most Influential CEO - Under30CEO.
2011: Forbes Greatest Risks.