| 1. Jay Chaudhry is the owner of the cybersecurity firm Zscaler and is an Indian-American businessman. |
| 2. He was ranked as one of the top ten wealthiest Indians in 2021 by the Hurun Global Rich List. |
| 3. Growing up, Jay faced difficulties due to his village's lack of basic amenities like drinking water and electricity. |
| 4. Despite challenges, he excelled academically and topped his preparatory classes at Himachal Pradesh University. |
| 5. Before starting his own businesses, Jay worked in managerial roles at companies like NCR, IBM, Unisys, and IQ Software. |
| 6. In 1996, Jay and his wife started the security software firm SecureIT in Atlanta, later merging with Verisign. |
| 7. His firm 'CoreHarbor' was acquired by AT&T in 2003, and he founded CipherTrust in 2000. |
| 8. In 2007, Jay founded Zscaler, a cloud security company based in San Jose, which became a public company in 2018. |
| 9. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Zscaler's share price tripled. |
| 10. Jay Chaudhry enjoys activities such as hiking and white-water rafting as a fitness enthusiast. |
| 11. He engages in community welfare projects, including setting up mobile medical labs in his village during his annual visits to India. |
