Naveen Tewari

Naveen Tewari is an Indian entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of technology companies - InMobi and Glance. He is a board member of Paytm.
Early life and education
Tewari grew up in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His father Dr. Sachinand Tiwari was a professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Naveen completed his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT) in 2000. There he met Amit Gupta and Abhay Singhal who would later go on to be co-founders of InMobi along with Mohit Saxena.
His professional journey began with McKinsey and Company as a business analyst from 2000 to 2003 followed by a stint in 2004, at Charles River Ventures as an Associate. From 2003-2005, he studied at Harvard Business School (HBS) for master's degree in Business Administration, where he was awarded the Dean's Award, for exceptional leadership and contribution. While at HBS, he also founded and chairs a U.S. based nonprofit called India Schoolhouse Fund which funds and sets up schools in rural India. Recently in 2015, Naveen Tewari along with IDG Ventures invested $1.2M in NestAway, which is considered as India's largest home rental network.
Awards and recognition
* 'Future Leaders Award’ presented by Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister, 2015

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