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'''Bhavin Turakhia''' is Founder, CEO and Chairman of [[Directi|The Directi Group]].<ref>[http://in.linkedin.com/in/bhavin79 LinkedIn]</ref> He is also CEO of [[ResellerClub]], [[.pw]], [[LogicBoxes]], and [[BigRock]], which are all a part of The Directi Group.<ref>[http://www.directi.com/about/management/ Management Profiles - Directi]</ref><ref>[http://www.bigrock.com/bigrock-management.html Management Profiles - BigRock]</ref>


'''Bhavin Turakhia''' is Founder, CEO and Chairman of [[The Directi Group]]. He founded Directi group with his brother in 1998 at the age of 19 with a loan of $600 from their parents. Directi then went on to be evaluated at $300 million recently. Directi is now a technology-centric company, and an industry leading Web Services Provider serving a growing audience of Customers in 230 countries.<ref>[http://in.linkedin.com/in/bhavin79 linkedin profile]</ref>
In 1998, at the age of 19, he founded The Directi Group with his brother [[Divyank Turakhia|Divyank]] with a $600 loan from their parents. Directi is now an industry-leading Web Services Provider serving a growing customer base in 230+ countries; it is currently valued at $300+ million.<ref>[http://yourhiddenpotential.co.uk/2010/12/10/turning-600-into-a-300million-company-divyank-turakhia/ Turning $600 into a $300 million Company]</ref><ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavin79 LinkedIn]</ref>


Bhavin brings over 12 years of technology experience and over 9 years of Market knowledge to the Directi Group and is today chiefly responsible for the Vision, Strategy, and Service Offerings of Directi. He has a very deep understanding of the Web Services Industry, a Strong Technical background, a keen Business sense, and most importantly, an unquenchable ambition for growth.  
Mr. Turakhia has been instrumental in defining Directi's corporate structure and business process automation, which enables Directi to continue growing at triple digit rates year after year.


Bhavin is responsible for the vision and architecture of several Directi's Products and services. He has also been instrumental in defining, Directi's Corporate Structure and Business Process automation, which enable Directi to continue growing at triple digit growth rates year after year. He is a respected entity in the Web 2.0 landscape, and a frequent speaker at various seminars. He also serves as a technical advisor to the local CyberCrime Investigation Cell.
He is a frequent speaker at various seminars. He also serves as a technical advisor to the local [[CyberCrime Investigation Cell]], and designed and launched [[CodeChef]], a plaftorm for coding competitions.<ref>[http://www.directi.com/about/management/ Management Profiles - Directi]</ref>


==ICANN Involvement==
===ICANN Involvement===
Bhavin formerly served as chairman for the ICANN [[Registrar Constituency]] for two consecutive terms. He was the youngest elected chair for this post in the history of [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.webinnovation.in/2008mum/SpeakersProfile.htm Web Innovation Speakers Profile]</ref>


Bhavin was also former chairman for the Global ICANN Accredited Registrars Constituency for two consecutive terms. He has been the youngest elected chair for this post in the history of [[ICANN]].
In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Bhavin Tuakhia, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry representatives, wrote to Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to support [[ICANN]]'s new gTLD program, in response to the [[ICANN#New_gTLD_Senate_and_House_of_Representatives_Hearings|Senate Hearings]] taking place on the same day. They supported ICANN's argument that the program would be innovative and economically beneficial, and noted that the program took a diverse group of international stakeholders years to develop.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-industry-pleads-with-senators/ New gTLD industry pleads with senators, domainincite.com]</ref> The  letter can be found [http://domainincite.com/docs/Senate-Letter-ICANN-Expansion-of-Top-Level-Domains-08.DEC.2011.pdf here].


==Awards==
==Awards==
He has won several awards, including the Entrepreneur of the year award in 2005.<ref>[http://www.directi.com/about/management/ Management Profiles - Directi]</ref>
He has won several awards, including the Entrepreneur of the year award in 2005.<ref>[http://www.directi.com/about/management/ Management Profiles - Directi]</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Turakhia was first exposed to computers at a young age, and dove quickly into learning basic programming, devoting much of his free time to the hobby. He began teaching teachers and other students, and by early high school had already programmed several games in Basic.


Turakhia completed his schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir high school in Mumbai. His first exposure to computers was in 1986 when he was in grade 6. In the school Computer lab he had spent long hours studying and playing around with BASIC, GW BASIC languages by his own. With his brother he created the world's larges computer game written in GW Basic.
After high school, Turakhia studied science at DG Ruparel College in Mumbai, later transferring to Sydenham College, where he studied Commerce.<ref>[http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20071001/technologylife03.shtml Express Computer Interview with Bhavin and Divyank]</ref>
 
After high school, Turakhia joined DG Ruparel College in Mumbai, where he completed his junior college and finished his senior college from Sydenham College where he enrolled in a Bachelors of Commerce course.


==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:27, 20 May 2021
Organization: Directi
Affiliation: GNSO
Region: Asia
Country: India
Email: bhavin.t [at] directi.com
Website:

   http://bhavin.directi.com

LinkedIn:    Bhavin Turakhia
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Bhavin Turakhia is Founder, CEO and Chairman of The Directi Group.[1] He is also CEO of ResellerClub, .pw, LogicBoxes, and BigRock, which are all a part of The Directi Group.[2][3]

In 1998, at the age of 19, he founded The Directi Group with his brother Divyank with a $600 loan from their parents. Directi is now an industry-leading Web Services Provider serving a growing customer base in 230+ countries; it is currently valued at $300+ million.[4][5]

Mr. Turakhia has been instrumental in defining Directi's corporate structure and business process automation, which enables Directi to continue growing at triple digit rates year after year.

He is a frequent speaker at various seminars. He also serves as a technical advisor to the local CyberCrime Investigation Cell, and designed and launched CodeChef, a plaftorm for coding competitions.[6]

ICANN Involvement[edit | edit source]

Bhavin formerly served as chairman for the ICANN Registrar Constituency for two consecutive terms. He was the youngest elected chair for this post in the history of ICANN.[7]

In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Bhavin Tuakhia, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry representatives, wrote to Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to support ICANN's new gTLD program, in response to the Senate Hearings taking place on the same day. They supported ICANN's argument that the program would be innovative and economically beneficial, and noted that the program took a diverse group of international stakeholders years to develop.[8] The letter can be found here.

Awards[edit | edit source]

He has won several awards, including the Entrepreneur of the year award in 2005.[9]

Education[edit | edit source]

Turakhia was first exposed to computers at a young age, and dove quickly into learning basic programming, devoting much of his free time to the hobby. He began teaching teachers and other students, and by early high school had already programmed several games in Basic.

After high school, Turakhia studied science at DG Ruparel College in Mumbai, later transferring to Sydenham College, where he studied Commerce.[10]

References[edit | edit source]

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