Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Founder and Vice Chairman, Naukri.com
Sanjeev is the founder of Naukri.com, India’s leading job site.
The company also runs other businesses - Jeevansathi.com, 99acres.com, Brijj.com, Allcheckdeals.com, Naukrigulf.com, Shiksha.com, Quadrangle, and Firstnaukri.com.
Starting off from a servant quarter above a garage, the company grew and attracted investment from leading venture capitalists.
It was the first Internet company to list on Indian stock exchanges.
The company employs over 1600 people and has revenues of over Rs. 270 crores.
Sanjeev is a Board Member of The Indus Entrepreneurs in Delhi. He is also a member of the Global Board of Trustees of The Indus Entrepreneurs.
Prior to starting Naukri, Sanjeev had worked in advertising with Lintas and in consumer marketing at Glaxo SmithKline. For a brief period, he was the Consulting Editor of Avenues – the careers supplement of ‘The Pioneer’ newspaper.
Sanjeev, along with co promoter of Naukri, Hitesh Oberoi, won the “Ernst and Young – Entrepreneur of the Year” award in 2008 for Business Transformation. He also won the Dataquest Pathbreaker Award & the Teacher’s Achievement Award for Business in 2008.
Sanjeev is a member of the Board of Chintan - a not for profit organization that works with waste pickers in Delhi.
He studied management at IIM Ahmedabad, and Economics at St. Stephens College.