Naveen Jain

Naveen Jain is an Indian-American serial entrepreneur, technologist, and philanthropist, driven by a bold vision to solve the world’s greatest challenges through innovation and technology. His business philosophy centers on the idea that the biggest problems represent the greatest market opportunities.

He earned a degree in engineering and a master’s degree in computer science, which laid the foundation for his entry into the technology industry. His career has been marked by the founding of numerous disruptive companies across various sectors. He is the founder of InfoSpace and Intelius, companies that established him as a leader in Internet technology in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Later, Jain turned his entrepreneurial focus toward what he calls “moonshot businesses,” creating companies designed to solve global problems. He founded Moon Express, a space exploration company with the goal of making the Moon accessible to humanity; and Viome, a company that uses artificial intelligence and microbiome science to personalize nutrition and medicine, with the aim of eradicating chronic diseases.

In addition to his business career, Naveen Jain is an active philanthropist; he is a co-founder of the World Innovation Institute and serves on numerous boards of directors dedicated to development and innovation. His bold vision and magnetic personality have made him an inspiring speaker, where he advocates that entrepreneurs should pursue radical innovation to create a massive cultural and technological impact. His legacy is based on having demonstrated that it is possible to be a successful entrepreneur while also dedicating oneself to solving humanity’s most complex problems.