Hari Ravichandran

Hari Ravichandran is the CEO and Founder of Jump Ventures, a scalability infusion firm that strategically invests in bringing disruptive ideas to market. He is also the CEO and Founder of Aura™ a technology company dedicated to simplifying digital security for consumers. An engineer by training and an entrepreneur by nature, Ravichandran has founded successful businesses focused on technology-enabled services and web security. He was previously the Founder and CEO of Endurance International Group, a publicly-traded company which he built from a start-up to a global hosting and email marketing company with an enterprise value of approximately $3.5B and more than 3,500 employees worldwide.

He is named on more than 40 approved or pending technology patents and was named Ernst & Young’s 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year (New England) and was also named one of Forbes magazine’s most powerful CEOs 40 and Under for 2014 and 2015. Ravichandran holds an MBA from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania. He also earned a BS in Computer Engineering from Mississippi State and studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford. He is passionate about community and established the Ravichandran Foundation which supports various philanthropic organizations that are focused on health, education and poverty alleviation including CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy), Artists for Peace and Justice and Akshaya Patra in India.

Ravichandran is known for his strategic insight and ability to anticipate market trends, which has led to industry recognition and invitations to speak at technology conferences and business forums. His public appearances often address the evolving challenges of cybersecurity, the importance of consumer privacy, and the ethical responsibilities of technology leaders. Through these engagements, Ravichandran communicates complex technical concepts to a range of audiences, reinforcing his credibility in the cybersecurity and technology sectors.

Throughout his career, Ravichandran has addressed the challenges of rapid technological change and the increasing sophistication of cyber threats. He has spoken about the need for resilience and adaptability in the face of industry disruption, drawing on his experience leading companies through periods of transformation. His commitment to empowering consumers and fostering trust in digital environments underscores his role as a credible figure in the technology industry.