Rahul Chari Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Rahul Chari Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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Wife: Priya Nair
Hometown: Mumbai
Age: 45 Years
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| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession(s) | ā¢ Serial Entrepreneur ā¢ Engineer |
| Known for | Being the co-founder of PhonePe |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 173 cm** in meters**- 1.73 m** in feet & inches**- 5ā 8ā** |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms**- 70 kg** in pounds**- 154 lbs** |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Career | |
| Organization | PhonePe |
| Designation | Chief Technology Officer |
| Tenure | 8 Years as of 2024 |
| Award | ā¢ 2015 - Outstanding Alumni by the Department of Computer Science of Purdue University |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 9 December 1978 (Saturday) |
| Age (as of 2023) | 45 Years |
| Birthplace | Hyderabad |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Mumbai |
| School | ā¢ St Xavierās High School, Mumbai ā¢ D. G. Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai |
| College/University | ā¢ Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai University (1999) ā¢ Purdue University, U. S. (2001) |
| Educational Qualification(s) | ā¢ BE in Computer Engineering ā¢ Masterās of computer science |
| Hobbies | Crafting wooden furniture, and Mixology |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Priya Nair |
| Parents | Father- Varada Chari (civil engineer and architect) Mother- Padma (homemaker) |
| Favourites | |
| Subjects | Mathematics and Physics |
| Games | PC Games |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary (approx.) | Rs 10.1 crore as the VP of engineering at Flikart (2011) check sources Business Insider India |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Rahul Chari
In an interview, Rahul Chari mentioned that his interest towards technology developed from his love for gaming on the Atari set station. He would often go to a computer education centre owned by one of his fatherās friends to play PC games.
From the age of 4 to 9 years, Rahul Chari lived in Muscat, Oman with his father.
In class 11, he initially took biology as his main subject because Computer Science required a higher percentage but later switched to Electrical and Computer Science.
Rahul Chari was offered a seat in the civil engineering course at IIT-Bombay, but he refused the offer since he wanted to pursue computer engineering.
He got his first personal computer in 1995 after which he started learning coding.
In 1995, he pursued a computer engineering course at the Sardar Patel College, Mumbai University, which was also the first batch of computer engineering at the college.
In May 2000, Rahul Chari started working as a software intern at Sun Microsystems. While working at Sun Labs, he had the opportunity to interact with James Gosling, the father of Java.
After his post-graduation, Rahul Chari was offered jobs at various big tech companies such as IBM, Intel, etc. but he decided to join a startup. In an interview, he recalled the experience of starting his career at a startup rather than a well-established company, and said,
This was just after the dot com bust had happened, and startups were considered extremely risky. Yet, I decided to join Andiamo.ā
From June 2001 to February 2004, he worked as a software engineer at Andiamo Systems Inc.
In January 2003, Rahul Chariās research paper titled āMinimizing Latency and Jitter for Large-Scale Multimedia Repositories Through Prefix Cachingā was published in the International Journal of Image and Graphics. check sources World Scientific
In February 2004, he joined Cisco Systems as a senior software engineer. Four years later, he was promoted to a managerial position.
In 2008, he moved back to India from the United States to be with his parents and start something of his own.
In December 2009, Rahul Chari co-founded MIME360 (Manoramic International Media Exchange), a media distribution platform, along with Sameer Nigam who is an alumnus of the Wharton School.
He then served as the Chief Technology Officer of MIME360 till October 2011.
Rahul met Sameer Nigam , co-founder of PhonePe, while pursuing his graduation.
Rahul Chari (right) with Sameer Nigam
In October 2011, Flipkart acqui-hired MIME360, and Rahul Chari was appointed the Vice President of their supply chain team.
In 2012, he headed the launch of FLYTE, a DRM-free Digital music store, which was a subsidiary platform of Flipkart.
Rahul Chari (extreme right) as an employee at Flipkart
In 2012, he launched Flipkart E-books on multiple platforms such as Android, iOS, and Windows 8.
In December 2015, Rahul Chari co-founded PhonePe, a fintech company, and was appointed as the companyās Chief Technology Officer.
Rahul Chari (extreme right) at an event organised by the PhonePe team
Rahul Chari, along with his wife, often gifts handcrafted jewellery boxes, floor lamps, and console tables to their friends and family, which are self-made by Rahul.
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