SUHAS GOPINATH

Founder and CEO, GLOBALS Inc

 Mr. Suhas Gopinath, now aged 23 is a young
Indian entrepreneur. He is the founder , CEO
and chairman of GLOBALS Inc, an IT
multinational company launched by him at
the age of 14 at California, USA.
 Few years ago Suhas was then a student of grade
8th. Computer was then unknown to him. One day
he accompanied his brother to the cyber café. He
was overwhelmed by the world of Internet and
spent his time in the café when his friends were
busy playing.
 He didn’t had enough pocket money. His father
was working in the armed forces and his mother
being a house wife was keen on his studies and
not on visiting cyber café.
 He convinced the owner of Cyber café and started
running the café during Owner’s lunch break.
 He was a part of school football team. For
him, it was another excuse to stay away from
home and spent more time in café.
 He won several worthwhile friends in US and

Europe through Yahoo chat. Winning such

friends was another arrow in the armory of
his operation workout.
 He wanted to start a website and again

money was the hindrance.

 He approached several companies to sponsor
his website but all the Indian companies
responded it as a child’s play.
 However he got a breakthrough. NETWORK

SOLUTIONS – a US based company sponsored

his site for one year.
 Within days he got an invitation to present a

paper in California, USA.

 There he got his first job offer as a freelancer
in NETWORK SOLUTIONS. But he refused the
offer as he wanted to start his own company.
 The company president was amazed to see

the determination of a 14 year old boy. He

offered him help to start his enterprise.
 Sumas returned back to India and continued

his efforts to start his own company when his

friends were struggling with studies and
exams.
 Next hurdle he faced was that, normally in India, it is
impossible to start a company before the age of 18.
 But he registered his company in California, US in the
name of Cliffords, his cyber friend whom he met
through Yahoo chat using his home address in USA.
 He named the company ‘GLOBALS INC’. He was the
owner as well as the only worker in his company.
 He started with web designing and began to get more
and more orders.
 He started hiring people for his company and the
criterion was not formal education but efficiency and
attitude.
 GLOBALS Inc. is a Multi-national IT consulting
company with representation in more than 11
countries.
 Focussed mainly on Web, e-Commerce and Mobile

Solutions

 Globals develops applications on the web for

various industries including Education, Finance,
and Governments. 
 Company has over 600 employees and a turn
over of $1 billion.
 GLOBALS have served more than 200 clients

worldwide.
 Now the government of Karnataka has offered

him 10 acres of land in order to shift his

headquarters form US to Bangalore.
 “I have been inspired by the story of Bill Gates and
wanted to offer employment to the eligible
unemployed youth all over the world. That was my
ultimate motive when I started my company.“

 I believe that academic skill sets are not the end.

‘‘We need more of personal skill sets to achieve
goals’’.
 He had a strong vision and he believed in
authentic leadership.
 He believes entrepreneurship is a self

learning process and an experience in itself .

 He was very innovative.
 He believes in setting up ethical and value

based enterprises.
 “You know, when I actually started, the funny
thing was that I was not aware that I was actually
an entrepreneur and I had not even heard of the
word entrepreneur. At one point I felt that, if you
are alone, people will not take you very seriously,
but if you are a member of a team, people will
actually accept you. So I thought that if I formed
a small team and started my own organization,
we could formalize the setup. I think it was at the
age of 15 that I realized that I was into
entrepreneurship and I felt that I had already
started my entrepreneurial career”.
 “To be a world class IT solution provider and
to become one of the most preferred IT
partner in the world.”
 “At GLOBALS, we aim to offer cost effective

world class quality IT solutions to every

customer and to translate our solutions into
value for our customers. We are also
committed to conduct our business in a fair,
ethical and legal manner at every level of our
organization.”
 GLOBALS offers Green IT Solutions to help its
clients reduce carbon emissions efficiently,
and has incorporated green policies for its
commitment for a cleaner and sustainable
environment.
 The mission of Global Dignity is to implement
the universal right of every human being to
lead a dignified life. We all have the ability to
increase the dignity of others and thus we
increase our own dignity. Global Dignity is an
autonomous non-profit, non-criticism and
non-partisan project.
 As a responsible corporate citizen, GLOBALS
has sponsored its technology solutions to
various non-profit organizations like Red
Cross Society, UNICEF, Rural Schools, etc.
GLOBALS is strongly against the abuse of
animals and is actively supporting various
animal welfare organizations like PeTA, SPCA,
etc.
"In today's world of parasite software developers
waiting to take your money rather than build
your dream, GLOBALS is a breath of fresh
mountain air. There is something special about
GLOBALS - something to do with its people and I
have learnt so many new skills even simply
working alongside them. More than any other
feature that I liked most about working with
GLOBALS was their enthusiasm and creativity”.
-Panchesh Kumar, Managing Director,
MintMyJob.com
“Globals is a great IT service provider. The
management team is totally dedicated to
customer satisfaction and the solutions
offered are very innovative! The India
Sourcing Summit 2008 website has greatly
benefitted from their expertise.”
Prof. Dr. Roger Moser, Director, SMI Global
Research and Education Network
 At the age of 16, he was recognized as ‘The
World’s youngest entrepreneur’ by CNBC and e
Business, Canada.
 At the age of 17, he was recognized as the ‘The
World’s youngest CEO’ by leading media’s across
the globe including BBC, Washington Times,
Sidney Herald and the prestigious ‘Limca book of
World records’.
 In the year 2005, he became the youngest
recipient of the prestigious ‘Rajyotsava Award’
conferred on him by the state government of
Karnataka.
 Along with his professional activities, he has also
volunteered as the youth ambassador for Indo-
Pak Leadership program organized by the school
of Leadership, Pakistan.
. Suhas Gopinath was announced as one of the
‘Young Global Leaders’ for 2008-09 by the
prestigious World Economic Forum and became
the youngest member ever in World Economic
Forum’s history. His co-members include US
Governor Bobby Jindal, Hollywood actor Lionardo
Di Caprio, Musician A R Rahman , Prince of Brunei
etc.
 He is also designated as the resource person
for entrepreneurship at IIM Ahmedabad and
the advisory board member at IIT Mumbai
entrepreneurship cell.
 On December 2, 2007, the European
Parliament and the International Association
for Human Values conferred ‘Young Achiever’
award at EU parliament, Brussels, and he was
also invited to address the European
Parliament and other Business dignitaries
present in EU parliament.
 In July 2008, his detailed biography was
featured in the renowned Current Biography
book published in New York along with
Hollywood actor George Clooney, World bank
president Robert Zoellick, Governor of New
York Paterson and other eminent
personalities.
 “I think my message to my fellow youth, the
students, is that even if they want to be an
employer or an entrepreneur, they need to
have an entrepreneurial spirit at the end of
the day, irrespective of if they own this
company or not. I mean, entrepreneurship is
not only about owning a company. It is also
about seeing how much value we can add to
our books and, at the same time, how we are
able to use our leadership spirit to help
others”.