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| name = Gurbaksh Singh Chahal |
| name = Gurbaksh Singh Chahal |
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|image = Chahal with U.S. President Barack Obama.jpg |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|17}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ussearch.com |title=Find People, Lookup Phone Numbers, Run Background Checks, Access Public Records |publisher=USSearch.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|17}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ussearch.com |title=Find People, Lookup Phone Numbers, Run Background Checks, Access Public Records |publisher=USSearch.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> |
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| birth_place = [[Tarn Taran Sahib]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]] |
| birth_place = [[Tarn Taran Sahib]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]] |
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| residence = [[Miami Beach, Florida]] |
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| known_for = Founder of [[ClickAgents]] <BR>Founder of [[BlueLithium]] <BR>Founder of [[RadiumOne]] <BR>Founder of [[Gravity4]] <BR>Founder of Chahal Foundation |
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| URL = [http://chahalfoundation.org Chahal Foundation] |
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'''Gurbaksh Singh Chahal''' (born July 17, 1982) is an Indian-American internet entrepreneur |
'''Gurbaksh Singh Chahal''' (born July 17, 1982) is an Indian-American internet entrepreneur, writer, motivational speaker, and philanthropist. By the age of 25, Chahal had founded two start-up advertising firms that sold for a total of US$340 million.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ferenstein |first=Gregory |url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1743178/radiumone-ceo-talks-mcdonalds-rejection-social-ads-and-do-not-track-legislation |title=RadiumOne CEO on His McDonald's Rejection, Social Ads, and Do-Not-Track Legislation | Fast Company | Business + Innovation |publisher=Fast Company |date=2011-03-29 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> He is currently the Chairman & CEO of [http://www.g4worldwide.com G4 Holdings Worldwide], a global conglomerate that has divisions in Software, Marketing, Pharmaceuticals and Natural Resources. [http://www.gravity4.com/leadership Gravity4], [http://www.g4pharmaceuticals.com G4 Pharmaceuticals], [http://www.g4naturalresources.com G4 Natural Resources], [http://www.chahalfoundation.org Chahal Foundation], [http://belimitless.com/author/gchahal Chahal's Motivational Blog]. |
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He is also known to be the only Indian-American to be invited on the [[Oprah Winfrey Show]] to discuss his successful journey as an entrepreneur beginning at the age of 16. <ref> http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/millionaire-moguls </ref> |
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⚫ | In 2014, Chahal pled guilty to charges of [[domestic violence|domestic violence battery]] and [[battery (crime)|battery]] and was sentenced to three years probation.<ref name="Hoge-plea">{{cite news|url=http://m.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2014/04/ad-mogul-gurbaksh-g-chahal-pleads-guilty-to-two.html|title=Ad mogul Gurbaksh "G" Chahal pleads guilty to two misdemeanors, all others dismissed in domestic violence case|work=San Francisco Business Times|first1=Patrick|last1=Hoge|date=April 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 2016, after evidence emerged of a second domestic violence incident, a court found he had violated his probation and sentenced him to one year in jail.<ref name="sentencing">{{cite news | url=http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/SF-judge-to-decide-fate-of-Gurbaksh-Chahal-in-9139376.php | title=Tech mogul Gurbaksh Chahal gets 1 year in domestic violence case | work=San Francisco Chroncile | date=12 Aug 2016 | accessdate=1 November 2016 | author=Rainey, Libby}}</ref> Chahal's |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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On July 17, 1982, Chahal was born in Tarn Taran Sahib, Punjab, India. |
On July 17, 1982, Chahal was born in Tarn Taran Sahib, Punjab, India. |
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In 2009, Chahal started [[RadiumOne]], an online ad company that focused on creating a new category of real-time advertising.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://venturebeat.com/2009/12/01/gwallet-raises-12-5m-for-more-ethical-virtual-currency-system |title=gWallet raises $12.5M for more ethical virtual currency/offers system | VentureBeat | Business | by Dean Takahashi |publisher=VentureBeat |date=2009-12-01 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2010/10/18/new-ad-network-radiumone-aims-to-tap-social-mega-trend/ | work=The Wall Street Journal | first=Ty | last=McMahan | title=New Ad Network RadiumOne Aims To Tap Social 'Mega Trend' | date=October 18, 2010}}</ref> Chahal was fired as CEO of RadiumOne by the company's board of directors on April 27, 2014,<ref name=Fired>{{cite web|last=Swisher|first=Kara|title=Exclusive: CEO Gurbaksh Chahal Fired by RadiumOne Board|url=http://recode.net/2014/04/27/exclusive-ceo-gurbaskh-chahal-fired-by-radiumone-board/|work=Recode|publisher=recode.net/|accessdate=27 April 2014}}</ref> after pleading guilty to a [[Domestic violence| domestic violence battery]] charge and rejecting calls to step down voluntarily.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2014/04/25/its-time-for-radiumone-to-fire-its-abusive-ceo/ |title=It’s time for RadiumOne’s abusive CEO to go - Fortune |publisher=Finance.fortune.cnn.com |date=2014-04-25 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Weissmann |first=Jordan |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/04/24/radiumone_founder_pleads_guilty_to_domestic_abuse.html |title=RadiumOne founder: Pleads guilty to domestic abuse |publisher=Slate.com |date=2014-04-24 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> |
In 2009, Chahal started [[RadiumOne]], an online ad company that focused on creating a new category of real-time advertising.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://venturebeat.com/2009/12/01/gwallet-raises-12-5m-for-more-ethical-virtual-currency-system |title=gWallet raises $12.5M for more ethical virtual currency/offers system | VentureBeat | Business | by Dean Takahashi |publisher=VentureBeat |date=2009-12-01 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2010/10/18/new-ad-network-radiumone-aims-to-tap-social-mega-trend/ | work=The Wall Street Journal | first=Ty | last=McMahan | title=New Ad Network RadiumOne Aims To Tap Social 'Mega Trend' | date=October 18, 2010}}</ref> Chahal was fired as CEO of RadiumOne by the company's board of directors on April 27, 2014,<ref name=Fired>{{cite web|last=Swisher|first=Kara|title=Exclusive: CEO Gurbaksh Chahal Fired by RadiumOne Board|url=http://recode.net/2014/04/27/exclusive-ceo-gurbaskh-chahal-fired-by-radiumone-board/|work=Recode|publisher=recode.net/|accessdate=27 April 2014}}</ref> after pleading guilty to a [[Domestic violence| domestic violence battery]] charge and rejecting calls to step down voluntarily.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2014/04/25/its-time-for-radiumone-to-fire-its-abusive-ceo/ |title=It’s time for RadiumOne’s abusive CEO to go - Fortune |publisher=Finance.fortune.cnn.com |date=2014-04-25 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Weissmann |first=Jordan |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/04/24/radiumone_founder_pleads_guilty_to_domestic_abuse.html |title=RadiumOne founder: Pleads guilty to domestic abuse |publisher=Slate.com |date=2014-04-24 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> |
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In July 2014, Chahal launched his fourth technology company in online advertising, named [[Gravity4]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chahal.com/about-gurbaksh-chahal |title=Gurbaksh Chahal |publisher=Chahal.com |date=2015-02-04 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> In April 2015 a former female employee from Gravity4 filed suit against Chahal and the company for gender discrimination and harassment.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=TechCrunch|url=http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/21/gravity4-gurbaksh-chahal-lawsuit/|date=April 21, 2014|title=Gravity4 And Gurbaksh Chahal Sued For Alleged Gender Discrimination — Here’s The Complaint|author=Anthony Ha (@anthonyha) |
In July 2014, Chahal launched his fourth technology company in online advertising, named [[Gravity4]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chahal.com/about-gurbaksh-chahal |title=Gurbaksh Chahal |publisher=Chahal.com |date=2015-02-04 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> In April 2015 a former female employee from Gravity4 filed suit against Chahal and the company for gender discrimination and harassment.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=TechCrunch|url=http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/21/gravity4-gurbaksh-chahal-lawsuit/|date=April 21, 2014|title=Gravity4 And Gurbaksh Chahal Sued For Alleged Gender Discrimination — Here’s The Complaint|author=Anthony Ha (@anthonyha)}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In August 2013, Chahal was charged by the [[San Francisco District Attorney's Office]] with 47 counts of domestic violence. Prosecutors alleged Chahal "hit and kicked" his girlfriend 117 times over a 30-minute period on August 5, 2013. Chahal’s video security system included cameras throughout the apartment, including two in the bedroom where the attack occurred.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|last=Sabatini |first=Joshua |url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/attorney-for-internet-mogul-gurbaksh-chahal-call-domestic-violence-charges-overblown/Content?oid=2540544 |title=DA: Internet mogul hit girlfriend 117 times over a half-hour period | Crime & Courts | San Francisco | San Francisco Examiner |publisher=Sfexaminer.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> Chahal pleaded not guilty to the charges and posted $1 million bail. |
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⚫ | The prosecution's case was set back because the victim refused to cooperate with the prosecution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/A-bloody-message-for-Leland-Yee-in-the-1990s-5415444.php|title=A bloody message for Leland Yee in the 1990s|work=SF Gate|first1=Phillip|last1=Matier|first2=Andrew|last2=Ross|date= April 19, 2014}}</ref> On April 2, 2014, a judge ruled that the video the SFPD obtained from Chahal's apartment could not be used as evidence in his trial because police had seized it without a warrant,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2014/04/g-chahal-headed-for-trial-but-video-allegedly.html?page=all |title="G" Chahal goes to trial; video of alleged abuse tossed - San Francisco Business Times |publisher=Bizjournals.com |date=2014-04-02 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> leading the prosecution to drop felony charges.<ref name="Hoge-plea"/> |
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⚫ | Chahal, at the urging of RadiumOne investor and one-time California state controller [[Steve Westly]], paid former San Francisco mayor [[Willie Brown (politician)|Willie Brown]] a $250,000 retainer to keep the charges from derailing a planned $100M IPO. Chahal met with and engaged Brown after Westly suggested that Brown could take advantage of his connections to the district attorney's office. After the Judge's favorable ruling regarding the admissibility of Chahal's video, Brown returned $198,400.<ref name="Nagle">{{cite news |last=Nagle |first=Rob |title=RadiumOne Worked to Save IPO Amid Scandal |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=September 9, 2015 |url=https://www.wsj.com/article_email/radiumone-worked-to-save-ipo-amid-scandal-1441837667-lMyQjAxMTE1NjAxOTMwMzk2Wj |accessdate=10 September 2015}}</ref> |
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⚫ | On April 16, 2014, following a [[plea bargain]], Chahal pleaded guilty to one charge of [[domestic violence|domestic violence battery]] and one charge of [[battery (crime)|battery]]. Chahal was sentenced to three years [[probation]], a 52-week domestic violence training course, and 25 hours of [[community service]].<ref name="Nagle"/> |
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⚫ | After his conviction, Chahal tweeted, "I maintain my innocence regarding these exaggerated accusations"; "For the past 10 months there were overblown allegations against me because of my alleged high-profile status"; and "Is the Internet this stupid to read one side of the story by [[Tabloid journalism|tabloids]] vs. the actual truth? Grow up people before u judge false accusations." Chahal later deleted the tweets.<ref>{{cite web|last=Swisher |first=Kara |url=http://recode.net/2014/04/26/radiumones-all-male-board-is-now-deciding-whether-to-dump-the-ceo-over-domestic-violence-conviction/ |title=RadiumOne’s All-Male Board Is Now Deciding Whether (Or Not) to Dump CEO Over Domestic Violence Conviction |publisher=Re/code |date=2014-04-26 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> |
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===Jail sentence=== |
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⚫ | In 2016, a San Francisco court revoked Chahal's probation after evidence of an additional domestic violence incident emerged and sentenced him to one year in jail.<ref name=Revoked1>{{cite news|title=Former Tech CEO’s Probation Revoked in Connection With Domestic Violence Incident|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/san-francisco/ci_30161136/sf-probation-revoked-former-tech-ceo-connecting-domestic|accessdate=29 July 2016|agency=Bay City News|publisher=San Jose Mercury News|date=23 Jul 2016}}</ref><ref name="Revoked2">{{cite news|title=Tech Mogul Gurbaksh Chahal, Convicted of Domestic Violence, Found Guilty of Violating Parole|url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/tech-mogul-gurbaksh-chahal-convicted-of-domestic-violence-found-guilty/article_373876e4-52a0-11e6-b6ea-73473aa3cf1c.html|accessdate=29 July 2016|work=India West|date=25 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="sentencing" /> In May 2015, the San Francisco District Attorney's office sought to revoke Chahal's probation, alleging he repeatedly kicked a girlfriend in the leg during an argument and threatened to report her to immigration authorities. The girlfriend accused Chahal of being violent with her in the past, grabbing her by the hair and once bruising her wrist during arguments. In addition, prosecutors alleged that Chahal's security guard attempted to intimidate the victim by visiting her shortly after the incident to discuss her immigration status; she later returned to South Korea.<ref name="Revoked3">{{cite news|last1=Conger|first1=Kate|title=Judge finds Gravity4 CEO Gurbaksh Chahal violated probation in domestic violence case|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/22/gurbaksh-chahal-probation/|accessdate=29 July 2016|work=TechCrunch|date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>Hoge, Patrick (May 19, 2015) [http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/techflash/2015/05/gurbaksh-chahal-attack-probation-gravity4.html "Exclusive: 'G' Chahal faces possible probation revocation after allegedly kicking a woman."] ''San Francisco Business Times.'' (Retrieved 5-26-2015.)</ref><ref>http://sfist.com/2015/05/20/g_chahal_the_worst_bad_man_in_silic.php</ref> Chahal's defense team argued that the case should be dropped, since the primary witness against him was not available to appear in court; the court relied on the recording of victim's statements to a 911 dispatcher and to hospital workers.<ref name="sentencing" /> |
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⚫ | The prosecution also told the court that there were "remarkable" similarities between the two incidents, including that, in both incidents, Chahal had accused the victim of infidelity.<ref name="sentencing" /> In addition, the prosecution stated that Chahal had violated his probation in other ways, including yelling at his probation officer.<ref name="sentencing" /> Claiming that Chahal had shown “a complete lack of remorse” after the second accusation, the prosecution asked for the maximum sentence, 18 months in jail.<ref name="sentencing" /> |
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==Philanthropy== |
==Philanthropy== |
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Chahal has also been actively involved with [[Pace University]] and in 2010 launched the ''Gurbaksh Chahal - Entrepreneurial Scholarship Program.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.blogs.pace.edu/2010/05/04/pace-university-awards-honorary-doctorate-to-internet-star/ |title=Pace University awards Honorary Doctorate to Internet Star | Press Room - Pace in the News |publisher=News.blogs.pace.edu |date=2010-04-28 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> |
Chahal has also been actively involved with [[Pace University]] and in 2010 launched the ''Gurbaksh Chahal - Entrepreneurial Scholarship Program.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.blogs.pace.edu/2010/05/04/pace-university-awards-honorary-doctorate-to-internet-star/ |title=Pace University awards Honorary Doctorate to Internet Star | Press Room - Pace in the News |publisher=News.blogs.pace.edu |date=2010-04-28 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> |
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Inspired by the deadly events relating to the [[Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting]], Chahal founded the [[Chahal Foundation]] with $1 million of his own money. The foundation is designed to create awareness campaigns to stop future hate crimes, scholarships, supporting disaster relief efforts, and improving |
Inspired by the deadly events relating to the [[Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting]], Chahal founded the [[Chahal Foundation]] with $1 million of his own money. The foundation is designed to create awareness campaigns to stop future hate crimes, scholarships, supporting disaster relief efforts, and improving schools in third world countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chahal.com/foundation |title=Gurbaksh Chahal |publisher=Chahal.com |date=2015-02-04 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Teri Evans |url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/224248?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter |title=Serial Entrepreneur Gurbaksh Chahal Commits $1 Million to Stop Hate Crimes |publisher=Entrepreneur.com |date=2012-08-21 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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==Patents== |
==Patents== |
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Chahal founded, developed, and created the "ShareGraph" and was issued |
Chahal founded, developed, and created the "ShareGraph" and was issued eight patents by the [[USPTO]]. |
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* Building a social graph using sharing activity of users of the open web by creating an edge representing category type.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://patents.google.com/patent/US8892734B2 |title=Patent US8892734B2 - Building a social graph using sharing activity of users of the open web by ... - Google Patents |publisher=Google.com |date=2011-06-16 |accessdate=2014-11-18}}</ref> |
* Building a social graph using sharing activity of users of the open web by creating an edge representing category type.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://patents.google.com/patent/US8892734B2 |title=Patent US8892734B2 - Building a social graph using sharing activity of users of the open web by ... - Google Patents |publisher=Google.com |date=2011-06-16 |accessdate=2014-11-18}}</ref> |
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* Building a social graph based on links received and selected by recipients.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://patents.google.com/patent/US9117240B2|title=Patent US9117240B2- Building a social graph using sharing activity of users of the open web by ... - Google Patents |publisher=Google.com |date=2014-11-05 |accessdate=2015-08-25}}</ref> |
* Building a social graph based on links received and selected by recipients.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://patents.google.com/patent/US9117240B2|title=Patent US9117240B2- Building a social graph using sharing activity of users of the open web by ... - Google Patents |publisher=Google.com |date=2014-11-05 |accessdate=2015-08-25}}</ref> |
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* Building a social graph using sharing activity of users of the open web by identifying nodes in the social graph and adjusting weights associated with edges.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US9135653B2 |title=Patent US9135653B2 - Building a social graph using sharing activity of users of the open web by ... - Google Patents |publisher=Google.com |date=2014-11-05 |accessdate=2015-09-15}}</ref> |
* Building a social graph using sharing activity of users of the open web by identifying nodes in the social graph and adjusting weights associated with edges.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US9135653B2 |title=Patent US9135653B2 - Building a social graph using sharing activity of users of the open web by ... - Google Patents |publisher=Google.com |date=2014-11-05 |accessdate=2015-09-15}}</ref> |
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* Delivering personalized content based on a social graph of sharing activity of users of the open web <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/patents/US9430531</ref> |
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* Building a social graph with sharing activity between users of the open web and inferring interest of a node based on edges between first-degree and second-degree nodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/patents/US9317610</ref> |
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==Awards and recognitions== |
==Awards and recognitions== |
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* 2013: [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/PNW_NCAL_Article_Overview_Page_Main |title=Entrepreneur Of The Year Northern California regional program - EY - United States |publisher=EY |date=2014-11-15 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> |
* 2013: [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/PNW_NCAL_Article_Overview_Page_Main |title=Entrepreneur Of The Year Northern California regional program - EY - United States |publisher=EY |date=2014-11-15 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> |
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* 2013: 40 Under 40 by Direct Marketing News <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dmnews.com/honorees/section/3564/ |title=Honorees - Direct Marketing News |publisher=Dmnews.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> |
* 2013: 40 Under 40 by Direct Marketing News <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dmnews.com/honorees/section/3564/ |title=Honorees - Direct Marketing News |publisher=Dmnews.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In August 2013, Chahal was charged by the [[San Francisco District Attorney's Office]] with 47 counts of domestic violence. Prosecutors alleged Chahal "hit and kicked" his girlfriend 117 times over a 30-minute period on August 5, 2013. Chahal’s video security system included cameras throughout the apartment, including two in the bedroom where the attack occurred.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|last=Sabatini |first=Joshua |url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/attorney-for-internet-mogul-gurbaksh-chahal-call-domestic-violence-charges-overblown/Content?oid=2540544 |title=DA: Internet mogul hit girlfriend 117 times over a half-hour period | Crime & Courts | San Francisco | San Francisco Examiner |publisher=Sfexaminer.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> Chahal pleaded not guilty to the charges and posted $1 million bail. |
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⚫ | The prosecution's case was set back because the victim refused to cooperate with the prosecution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/A-bloody-message-for-Leland-Yee-in-the-1990s-5415444.php|title=A bloody message for Leland Yee in the 1990s|work=SF Gate|first1=Phillip|last1=Matier|first2=Andrew|last2=Ross|date= April 19, 2014}}</ref> On April 2, 2014, a judge ruled that the video the SFPD obtained from Chahal's apartment could not be used as evidence in his trial because police had seized it without a warrant,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2014/04/g-chahal-headed-for-trial-but-video-allegedly.html?page=all |title="G" Chahal goes to trial; video of alleged abuse tossed - San Francisco Business Times |publisher=Bizjournals.com |date=2014-04-02 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> leading the prosecution to drop felony charges.<ref name="Hoge-plea"/> |
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⚫ | Chahal, at the urging of RadiumOne investor and one-time California state controller [[Steve Westly]], paid former San Francisco mayor [[Willie Brown (politician)|Willie Brown]] a $250,000 retainer to keep the charges from derailing a planned $100M IPO. Chahal met with and engaged Brown after Westly suggested that Brown could take advantage of his connections to the district attorney's office. After the Judge's favorable ruling regarding the admissibility of Chahal's video, Brown returned $198,400.<ref name="Nagle">{{cite news |last=Nagle |first=Rob |title=RadiumOne Worked to Save IPO Amid Scandal |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=September 9, 2015 |url=https://www.wsj.com/article_email/radiumone-worked-to-save-ipo-amid-scandal-1441837667-lMyQjAxMTE1NjAxOTMwMzk2Wj |accessdate=10 September 2015}}</ref> |
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⚫ | On April 16, 2014, following a [[plea bargain]], Chahal pleaded guilty to one charge of [[domestic violence|domestic violence battery]] and one charge of [[battery (crime)|battery]]. Chahal was sentenced to three years [[probation]], a 52-week domestic violence training course, and 25 hours of [[community service]].<ref name="Nagle"/> |
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⚫ | After his conviction, Chahal tweeted, "I maintain my innocence regarding these exaggerated accusations"; "For the past 10 months there were overblown allegations against me because of my alleged high-profile status"; and "Is the Internet this stupid to read one side of the story by [[Tabloid journalism|tabloids]] vs. the actual truth? Grow up people before u judge false accusations." Chahal later deleted the tweets.<ref>{{cite web|last=Swisher |first=Kara |url=http://recode.net/2014/04/26/radiumones-all-male-board-is-now-deciding-whether-to-dump-the-ceo-over-domestic-violence-conviction/ |title=RadiumOne’s All-Male Board Is Now Deciding Whether (Or Not) to Dump CEO Over Domestic Violence Conviction |publisher=Re/code |date=2014-04-26 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2014, Chahal pled guilty to charges of [[domestic violence|domestic violence battery]] and [[battery (crime)|battery]] and was sentenced to three years probation.<ref name="Hoge-plea">{{cite news|url=http://m.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2014/04/ad-mogul-gurbaksh-g-chahal-pleads-guilty-to-two.html|title=Ad mogul Gurbaksh "G" Chahal pleads guilty to two misdemeanors, all others dismissed in domestic violence case|work=San Francisco Business Times|first1=Patrick|last1=Hoge|date=April 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 2016, after evidence emerged of a second domestic violence incident, a court found he had violated his probation and sentenced him to one year in jail.<ref name="sentencing">{{cite news | url=http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/SF-judge-to-decide-fate-of-Gurbaksh-Chahal-in-9139376.php | title=Tech mogul Gurbaksh Chahal gets 1 year in domestic violence case | work=San Francisco Chroncile | date=12 Aug 2016 | accessdate=1 November 2016 | author=Rainey, Libby}}</ref> Chahal's wasn't sentenced as his case underwent immediate appeal.<ref name="Conger-appeal">{{cite news | url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/01/despite-looming-jail-time-gurbaksh-chahal-is-back-as-gravity4-ceo/ | title=Despite looming jail time, Gurbaksh Chahal is back as Gravity4 CEO | work=TechCrunch | date=1 Sept 2016 | accessdate=1 November 2016 | author=Conger, Kate}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2016, a San Francisco court revoked Chahal's probation after evidence of an additional domestic violence incident emerged and sentenced him to one year in jail.<ref name=Revoked1>{{cite news|title=Former Tech CEO’s Probation Revoked in Connection With Domestic Violence Incident|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/san-francisco/ci_30161136/sf-probation-revoked-former-tech-ceo-connecting-domestic|accessdate=29 July 2016|agency=Bay City News|publisher=San Jose Mercury News|date=23 Jul 2016}}</ref><ref name="Revoked2">{{cite news|title=Tech Mogul Gurbaksh Chahal, Convicted of Domestic Violence, Found Guilty of Violating Parole|url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/tech-mogul-gurbaksh-chahal-convicted-of-domestic-violence-found-guilty/article_373876e4-52a0-11e6-b6ea-73473aa3cf1c.html|accessdate=29 July 2016|work=India West|date=25 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="sentencing" /> In May 2015, the San Francisco District Attorney's office sought to revoke Chahal's probation, alleging he repeatedly kicked a girlfriend in the leg during an argument and threatened to report her to immigration authorities. The girlfriend accused Chahal of being violent with her in the past, grabbing her by the hair and once bruising her wrist during arguments. In addition, prosecutors alleged that Chahal's security guard attempted to intimidate the victim by visiting her shortly after the incident to discuss her immigration status; she later returned to South Korea.<ref name="Revoked3">{{cite news|last1=Conger|first1=Kate|title=Judge finds Gravity4 CEO Gurbaksh Chahal violated probation in domestic violence case|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/22/gurbaksh-chahal-probation/|accessdate=29 July 2016|work=TechCrunch|date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>Hoge, Patrick (May 19, 2015) [http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/techflash/2015/05/gurbaksh-chahal-attack-probation-gravity4.html "Exclusive: 'G' Chahal faces possible probation revocation after allegedly kicking a woman."] ''San Francisco Business Times.'' (Retrieved 5-26-2015.)</ref><ref>http://sfist.com/2015/05/20/g_chahal_the_worst_bad_man_in_silic.php</ref> Chahal's defense team argued that the case should be dropped, since the primary witness against him was not available to appear in court; the court relied on the recording of victim's statements to a 911 dispatcher and to hospital workers.<ref name="sentencing" /> |
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Revision as of 04:59, 5 April 2017
Gurbaksh Singh Chahal | |
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Born | [1] | July 17, 1982
Known for | Founder of ClickAgents Founder of BlueLithium Founder of RadiumOne Founder of Gravity4 Founder of Chahal Foundation |
Website | Chahal Foundation |
Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (born July 17, 1982) is an Indian-American internet entrepreneur, writer, motivational speaker, and philanthropist. By the age of 25, Chahal had founded two start-up advertising firms that sold for a total of US$340 million.[2] He is currently the Chairman & CEO of G4 Holdings Worldwide, a global conglomerate that has divisions in Software, Marketing, Pharmaceuticals and Natural Resources. Gravity4, G4 Pharmaceuticals, G4 Natural Resources, Chahal Foundation, Chahal's Motivational Blog.
He is also known to be the only Indian-American to be invited on the Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss his successful journey as an entrepreneur beginning at the age of 16. [3]
Early life
On July 17, 1982, Chahal was born in Tarn Taran Sahib, Punjab, India.
Chahal dropped out of high school at age 16[4] to work full-time at his first venture, ClickAgents. ClickAgents was an advertising network focused on performance-based advertising. Two years later, ValueClick announced it agreed to buy ClickAgents in a $22 million all-stock merger.[5]
Career
In 2004, Chahal formed BlueLithium, a company that specialized in behavioral targeting of banner advertising, a process that tracks web users' habits online in order to show ads they are most likely to click.[6] In 2007, Yahoo! bought Blue Lithium for $300 million in cash. Chahal remained CEO of the company through the transition period.[7]
In 2009, Chahal started RadiumOne, an online ad company that focused on creating a new category of real-time advertising.[8][9] Chahal was fired as CEO of RadiumOne by the company's board of directors on April 27, 2014,[10] after pleading guilty to a domestic violence battery charge and rejecting calls to step down voluntarily.[11][12]
In July 2014, Chahal launched his fourth technology company in online advertising, named Gravity4.[13] In April 2015 a former female employee from Gravity4 filed suit against Chahal and the company for gender discrimination and harassment.[14]
Philanthropy
Chahal appeared on an episode of the Fox TV reality show Secret Millionaire, where he went undercover in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco and gave away $110,000 of his own money.
Chahal has also been actively involved with Pace University and in 2010 launched the Gurbaksh Chahal - Entrepreneurial Scholarship Program.[15]
Inspired by the deadly events relating to the Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting, Chahal founded the Chahal Foundation with $1 million of his own money. The foundation is designed to create awareness campaigns to stop future hate crimes, scholarships, supporting disaster relief efforts, and improving schools in third world countries.[16][17]
Publications
- The Dream, Palgrave Macmillan (October 23, 2008) ISBN 0-230-61095-1
Patents
Chahal founded, developed, and created the "ShareGraph" and was issued eight patents by the USPTO.
- Building a social graph using sharing activity of users of the open web by creating an edge representing category type.[18]
- Building a social graph based on links received and selected by receiving users of the open web.[19]
- Building a social graph based on links received and selected by recipients and using graph to personalize content for delivery.[20]
- Updating weights of edges of a social graph based on sharing activity of users of the open web.[21]
- Building a social graph based on links received and selected by recipients.[22]
- Building a social graph using sharing activity of users of the open web by identifying nodes in the social graph and adjusting weights associated with edges.[23]
- Delivering personalized content based on a social graph of sharing activity of users of the open web [24]
- Building a social graph with sharing activity between users of the open web and inferring interest of a node based on edges between first-degree and second-degree nodes[25]
Awards and recognitions
- 2006: AlwaysOn Top Innovator of the Year [26]
- 2010: BusinessWeek, Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs [27]
- 2010: Pace University, Leaders in Management Award and honorary degree in Commercial Science [28][29]
- 2010: Darpan, Extraordinary Awards - International Sensation [30]
- 2010: MensXP.com, X51 - India's Most Influential Business Man of the Year [31]
- 2011: Most Influential CEO - Under30CEO [32]
- 2011: Forbes Greatest Risks [33]
- 2011: Men's Health recognized Chahal as one of the world's "richest and fittest guys".[34]
- 2012: Light of India Awards 2012: People's Award for Excellence in Business Leadership [35]
- 2012: Light of India Awards 2012: Amrapali Award for Entrepreneur of the Year [35]
- 2012: iMedia's Top 10 Hottest Digital Marketers of 2012 [36]
- 2012: Complex Magazine's: The 25 Richest Tech Entrepreneurs Under 30 [37]
- 2013: San Francisco Business Times: Top 40 Under 40 [38]
- 2013: Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award [39]
- 2013: 40 Under 40 by Direct Marketing News [40]
Domestic violence conviction
In August 2013, Chahal was charged by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office with 47 counts of domestic violence. Prosecutors alleged Chahal "hit and kicked" his girlfriend 117 times over a 30-minute period on August 5, 2013. Chahal’s video security system included cameras throughout the apartment, including two in the bedroom where the attack occurred.[41] Chahal pleaded not guilty to the charges and posted $1 million bail.
The prosecution's case was set back because the victim refused to cooperate with the prosecution.[42] On April 2, 2014, a judge ruled that the video the SFPD obtained from Chahal's apartment could not be used as evidence in his trial because police had seized it without a warrant,[43] leading the prosecution to drop felony charges.[44]
Chahal, at the urging of RadiumOne investor and one-time California state controller Steve Westly, paid former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown a $250,000 retainer to keep the charges from derailing a planned $100M IPO. Chahal met with and engaged Brown after Westly suggested that Brown could take advantage of his connections to the district attorney's office. After the Judge's favorable ruling regarding the admissibility of Chahal's video, Brown returned $198,400.[45]
On April 16, 2014, following a plea bargain, Chahal pleaded guilty to one charge of domestic violence battery and one charge of battery. Chahal was sentenced to three years probation, a 52-week domestic violence training course, and 25 hours of community service.[45]
After his conviction, Chahal tweeted, "I maintain my innocence regarding these exaggerated accusations"; "For the past 10 months there were overblown allegations against me because of my alleged high-profile status"; and "Is the Internet this stupid to read one side of the story by tabloids vs. the actual truth? Grow up people before u judge false accusations." Chahal later deleted the tweets.[46]
In 2014, Chahal pled guilty to charges of domestic violence battery and battery and was sentenced to three years probation.[44][12] In 2016, after evidence emerged of a second domestic violence incident, a court found he had violated his probation and sentenced him to one year in jail.[47] Chahal's wasn't sentenced as his case underwent immediate appeal.[48]
Appeal
In 2016, a San Francisco court revoked Chahal's probation after evidence of an additional domestic violence incident emerged and sentenced him to one year in jail.[49][50][47] In May 2015, the San Francisco District Attorney's office sought to revoke Chahal's probation, alleging he repeatedly kicked a girlfriend in the leg during an argument and threatened to report her to immigration authorities. The girlfriend accused Chahal of being violent with her in the past, grabbing her by the hair and once bruising her wrist during arguments. In addition, prosecutors alleged that Chahal's security guard attempted to intimidate the victim by visiting her shortly after the incident to discuss her immigration status; she later returned to South Korea.[51][52][53] Chahal's defense team argued that the case should be dropped, since the primary witness against him was not available to appear in court; the court relied on the recording of victim's statements to a 911 dispatcher and to hospital workers.[47]
The prosecution also told the court that there were "remarkable" similarities between the two incidents, including that, in both incidents, Chahal had accused the victim of infidelity.[47] In addition, the prosecution stated that Chahal had violated his probation in other ways, including yelling at his probation officer.[47] Claiming that Chahal had shown “a complete lack of remorse” after the second accusation, the prosecution asked for the maximum sentence, 18 months in jail.[47]
In August 2016, Chahal was sentenced to twelve months in jail.[47] Chahal did not get sentenced as his case has gone under appeal.[48]
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(help) - ^ "Former Tech CEO's Probation Revoked in Connection With Domestic Violence Incident". San Jose Mercury News. Bay City News. 23 Jul 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Tech Mogul Gurbaksh Chahal, Convicted of Domestic Violence, Found Guilty of Violating Parole". India West. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Conger, Kate (22 July 2016). "Judge finds Gravity4 CEO Gurbaksh Chahal violated probation in domestic violence case". TechCrunch. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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- ^ http://sfist.com/2015/05/20/g_chahal_the_worst_bad_man_in_silic.php
External links
- Chahal's official website
- Gurbaksh Chahal at IMDb
- A panel discussion with Chahal, Conference on Entrepreneurship, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, March 2010
- Gravity4 website